Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf break

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Almoxarife sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NE
1.7
NNE
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)8888813121212121111101010111013121312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)568536414378322351304299294289193190176173169169155209628852766669579550
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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
/ height (m)
3:19AM
1.52
3:49PM
1.46
4:08AM
1.45
4:40PM
1.41
5:03AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.43
9:32AM
0.41
9:54PM
0.48
10:21AM
0.47
10:51PM
0.55
11:17AM
0.54
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:08
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131313141413131313121414141413131213141414
Feels °C (?)7677771010991012912111111101089101011
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