Faial – Praia do Norte Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(The Azores, Portugal)
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Photo by: zdemeloFaial - Praia do Norte Surf Guide
Praia do Norte-Azores in Azores(Ilha do Faial) is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northwest.The waves is a point break that peels left. It very rarely gets crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.
Faial - Praia do Norte Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Point |  4.3 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Faial - Praia do Norte:
The best conditions reported for surf at Faial - Praia do Norte occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
What's the best time of year to surf Faial - Praia do Norte (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Faial - Praia do Norte Location Map
Interactive Faial - Praia do Norte surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Faial - Praia do Norte is Horta Airport (HOR) in Acores, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Faial - Praia do Norte is Pico Airport (PIX), also in Acores, 29 km (18 miles) away.
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Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 03:09 Local Time
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| 3AM | 6AM | 9AM | 12PM | |
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| Period (s) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind (km/h) | ||||
| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
off | off |
Surf-Forecast StoreTides at Faial - Praia do Norte
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Faial - Praia do Norte Sea Temperature
The Faial - Praia do Norte water temperature is reasonably warm (17.3 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (13.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.
Swell History at Faial - Praia do Norte
Surf stats for Faial - Praia do Norte, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Faial - Praia do Norte
Wind stats for Faial - Praia do Norte, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
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ReefWave Buoys Nearest To Faial - Praia do Norte:
- Closest Wave BuoyBóia Faial (Ilha Do Pico)12 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyBóia de Ilha Graciosa57 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyBóia de Praia da Vitória (Terceira)95 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyBóia Ilha Das Flores139 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyBóia de Ponta Delgada (São Miguel)176 mi
