Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 205 | 205 | 214 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 215 | 169 | 181 | 137 | 127 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.44m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:24PM1.38m | 8:15AM1.35m | 8:46PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.67m | 1:03PM0.74m | 1:51AM0.70m | 2:29PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 205 | 205 | 214 | 210 | 201 | 179 | 169 | 201 | 189 | 146 | 169 | 140 | 137 | 127 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 133 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 140 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 198 | 194 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 215 | 3 | 181 | 90 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 94 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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