Faja Dos Padres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.65° N 17.02° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faja Dos Padres sea temperature is

23.5° C

Faja Dos Padres surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

Table - waves today at Faja Dos Padres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 8	W 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	46	46	37	35	27	27	27	22	13	13	12	11	17	38	37	74	74	37	36	12	31	61	61
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	SSE	S	WNW	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:02AM2.09m				4:19PM2.37m				4:48AM2.05m				5:04PM2.30m				5:32AM1.96m				5:49PM2.18m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.09m				10:39PM-0.01m				10:45AM0.13m				11:24PM0.08m				11:28AM0.22m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	21	20	20	19	22	24	24	23	21
Feels °C	25	26	26	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	25	25	22	21	22	20	23	26	27	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 19	E 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	ENE 6	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	39	39	37	35	22	22	22	22	13	7	7	12	16	11	12	74	19	6	6	6	32	27	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 19	WNW 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	46	46	27	27	27	27	27	3	7	13	12	11	11	16	37	12	74	37	13	9	16	61	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 12	SSW 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	S 11	SSW 13	SSW 20	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 8	SSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	7	7	9	9	8	3	3	11	12	2	2	9	17	38	14	14	6	14	36	12	31	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	NNE 3	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	2	26	26	29	3	35	30	31	49	30	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cabo Girao Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	25 Central Morocco	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	25 Central Morocco	Las Conchas Tenerife	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Faja Dos Padres Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Faja Dos Padres Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	12	12	12	7	727	511	22	511	727	492	466	466	12	0	7	12	558	466	7	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Achadas Da Cruz	Paul do Mar	Achadas Da Cruz	Ponta Pequena	Achadas Da Cruz	Ponta Pequena			Ponta Pequena						Ponta Pequena	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Ponta Pequena			Ponta Pequena	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1						1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Terceira - Santa Catarina Azores	Terceira - Santa Catarina Azores	Achadas Da Cruz Madeira	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Graciosa - Lagou Azores	Santa Maria - Anjos Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Paul do Mar Madeira	Afife Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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