Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf break

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

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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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife this week:

The surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 26) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife in the next 16 days are 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 28) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 10s period and expected on Saturday (May 30) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (+00) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Tue 26th May)3.5ft (1.1m) 12s
Best Surf 6PM (Wed 27th May)7.5ft (2.3m) 11s
Most Powerful 9PM (Thu 28th May)13ft (4.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
S
5
1.1
NW
12
1.7
W
7
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
WNW
10
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
898
785
346
147
361
286
1306
1628
996
778
1033
3355
2207
1514
685
981
729
918
911
725
480
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:16AM1.22m
10:41PM1.36m
11:21AM1.28m
11:38PM1.39m
12:10PM1.34m
00:25AM1.42m
12:51PM1.40m
1:04AM1.43m
1:27PM1.45m
1:38AM1.44m
1:59PM1.48m
2:09AM1.43m
2:30PM1.50m
2:38AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.71m
5:15AM0.64m
5:26PM0.67m
6:05AM0.59m
6:18PM0.62m
6:45AM0.56m
7:00PM0.58m
7:19AM0.53m
7:37PM0.56m
7:49AM0.52m
8:09PM0.56m
8:15AM0.51m
8:39PM0.56m
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6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:31
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9:07
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:10
8
3
2
6
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
0.7
NW
9
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
NNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
10
0.3
NNW
14
1.7
W
9
Energy kJ
898
785
346
84
99
215
1306
1628
996
778
163
3355
2207
1514
685
450
272
918
911
39
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.5
NNW
15
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NW
11
1.1
NW
12
0.6
SE
6
0.2
S
18
0.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
NW
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.6
NNW
13
Energy kJ
1
125
198
121
361
20
25
55
355
47
44
27
53
46
637
39
38
37
32
31
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
NNW
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
18
0.5
NW
11
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
1
4
87
21
20
17
25
46
15
1
24
55
46
45
1
1
8
30
58
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.6
S
5
1.7
SW
8
1.7
W
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
SW
3
1.2
SSW
5
2.5
WSW
9
1.9
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
4
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
9
0.7
S
5
1.1
WSW
10
2
W
10
Energy kJ
16
17
22
147
318
286
31
5
78
1033
300
206
95
24
981
729
26
250
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
1
4
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
79
79
120
281
0
0
58
134
58
1207
1212
1207
58
61
134
58
58
58
58
120
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
9
9
6
9
9
6
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
5
5
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Information about the Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Faial - Praia do Almoxarife) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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