Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 99 | 96 | 732 | 713 | 637 | 589 | 573 | 621 | 707 | 651 | 637 | 573 | 586 | 526 | 516 | 465 | 463 | 412 | 395 | 386 | 275 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.09m | 11:49PM1.08m | 12:21PM1.20m | 00:46AM1.15m | 1:12PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:41PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.19m | 6:41PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 99 | 96 | 77 | 64 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 651 | 637 | 573 | 586 | 526 | 516 | 465 | 463 | 412 | 395 | 386 | 275 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 55 | 54 | 77 | 71 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 75 | 274 | 732 | 713 | 637 | 589 | 573 | 621 | 707 | — | 10 | 27 | 19 | 19 | — | 359 | — | — | — | 292 | 34 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 132 | 292 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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