Faja da Areia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 12 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

23.3° C

Faja da Areia 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 da Areia today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Faja da Areia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 5	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	48	45	44	31	28	24	22	22	27	24	15	15	14	25	21	12	12	12	18	17	17	22	35	47
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	WSW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			3:34PM2.37m					4:03AM2.10m				4:20PM2.37m				4:49AM2.05m				5:05PM2.31m				5:33AM1.97m
Low Tide	9:17AM0.08m				9:54PM-0.04m					10:02AM0.08m				10:40PM-0.01m				10:46AM0.13m				11:25PM0.08m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11
	—	—	—	9:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	9:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	25	23	22	22	21	24	25	24	24	23	22	21	21	22	24	24	23	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	28	29	29	28	27	26	26	24	27	28	27	27	26	25	23	23	23	26	26	24	21	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	48	45	44	60	59	57	56	38	36	35	34	22	22	22	21	21	12	12	18	17	17	22	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 6	W 6	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 7	W 10
kJ	31	21	20	31	28	24	22	22	27	24	15	15	14	7	21	12	12	11	9	12	12	12	1	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	NNE 7	N 7	WNW 7	NNE 7	N 9	N 8	W 11	N 7
kJ	29	29	28	9	28	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	3	3	7	11	9	11	5	2	1	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	6	10	7	7	7	7	15	17	35	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	25 Central Morocco	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Los Gigantes Tenerife	Sidi Ifni Southern Morocco	Las Conchas Tenerife	Las Conchas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar 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	1
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	14	14	17	735	17	17	507	758	509	509	528	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Afife Douro & Minho	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Terceira - Santa Catarina Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Graciosa - Porto da Praia Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Santa Maria - Anjos Azores	Santa Maria - Anjos Azores	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Vila Praia de Ancora Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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