Faja da Areia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.81° N 17.05° W

Issued: 6 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faja da Areia sea temperature is

24.8°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faja da Areia at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 11	N 14	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	42	40	65	40	77	75	72	100	92	118	138	170	175	186	208	223	248	233	255	284	269	269	317
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	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	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	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	2:02AM2.08m				2:15PM2.34m				2:40AM2.16m				2:54PM2.37m				3:16AM2.19m				3:30PM2.34m
Low Tide			8:02AM0.11m				8:33PM-0.04m				8:40AM0.04m				9:08PM-0.06m				9:16AM0.03m				9:42PM-0.01m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	24	26	26	24	22	21	19	19	23	26	25	23	21	21	22	21	23	26	26	24	21
Feels °C	25	25	26	29	29	26	24	23	19	19	23	26	25	24	22	22	24	22	24	28	28	26	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNW 8	NNW 11	NNW 8	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	32	40	65	25	77	75	69	65	92	118	114	112	78	70	98	98	73	72	47	46	46	45	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 11	NNW 8	NNW 10	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NW 12
kJ	42	24	24	40	53	74	72	100	62	45	30	28	20	33	38	52	49	48	48	48	47	47	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	WNW 7	WNW 7	N 14	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 11	WNW 9	WNW 11	NNW 8	N 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NW 13	NW 13	N 17
kJ	25	9	9	32	9	4	4	4	8	23	8	22	14	39	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	23	23	22	21	19	21	34	58	86	138	170	175	186	208	223	248	233	255	284	269	269	317
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15
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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	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5

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