Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 93 | 112 | 121 | 168 | 194 | 208 | 151 | 180 | 268 | 258 | 254 | 204 | 200 | 160 | 96 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.32m | 4:17AM2.08m | 4:36PM2.31m | 5:08AM2.00m | 5:27PM2.24m | 6:01AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.10m | 10:05PM0.00m | 10:16AM0.14m | 10:57PM0.05m | 11:05AM0.22m | 11:50PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 93 | 112 | 121 | 168 | 194 | 208 | 151 | 180 | 268 | 258 | 254 | 204 | 200 | 160 | 96 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | N 8 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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