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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | |
34 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 165 | 195 | 625 | 1947 | 1399 | 1190 | 1279 | 1113 | 1258 | 2019 | 2210 | 2696 | 2605 | 2321 | 1809 | 1418 | 1048 | 733 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.29m | 5:06PM1.36m | 5:13AM1.23m | 5:50PM1.31m | 6:03AM1.18m | 6:46PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.60m | 11:12PM0.69m | 11:13AM0.64m | 00:01AM0.73m | 12:03PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | SSE 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 34 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 165 | 195 | 20 | 12 | 373 | 11 | 10 | 411 | 400 | 12 | 128 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 16 | NNE 11 | N 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | W 4 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 625 | 1947 | 1399 | 1190 | 1279 | 1113 | 1258 | 2019 | 2210 | 2696 | 2605 | 2321 | 1809 | 1418 | 1048 | 733 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1207 | 1207 | 1584 | 1207 | 1212 | 1212 | 1212 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 290 | 1207 | 1207 | 1208 | 1208 | 1208 | 1208 | 1208 | 1239 | 1239 | 1239 | 1663 | 1597 | 1671 |
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