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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Photo: 'January waves at Almoxarife' by ftempera

Lat Long: 38.56° N 28.61° W

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Almoxarife sea temperature is

19.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW	WNW	N
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	N
	13 s	cross- off	12 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW
	13 s	cross- off	16 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW		WNW	NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW		NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW		WNW	NNW
	12 s	off		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW		NW	NNW
	12 s	off		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW		NW	W
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	WSW	NNW	W
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSW	SW	NW	W
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSW	SW	NNW	W
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	SW	NNW	W
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WSW	W	NNW	S
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WSW	W	NNW	N
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	W	NNW	N
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WSW	W	NNW	N
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 43 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.1 ft). Range 1.40m (4.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Photo: 'January waves at Almoxarife' by ftempera

Surfer: Pedro Garcia Photo: F. Tempera, 2009

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User: ftempera (8 photos)

Country: Portugal (706 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:05 pm 25 Jan 2009