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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3968 | 8079 | 7214 | 5845 | 4462 | 3377 | 2985 | 2606 | 1991 | 1310 | 1253 | 1110 | 1306 | 667 | 637 | 1072 | 6490 | 8516 | 11097 | 10981 | 10092 | 8463 | 7662 | 6251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 2.13 | 3:05AM 2.30 | 3:36PM 2.03 | 3:55AM 2.23 | 4:28PM 1.90 | 4:47AM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM -0.02 | 8:47PM 0.11 | 9:24AM 0.04 | 9:34PM 0.21 | 10:17AM 0.14 | 10:23PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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