Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 171 | 156 | 175 | 189 | 195 | 168 | 100 | 86 | 79 | 48 | 42 | 76 | 77 | 94 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 230 | 400 | 680 | 1452 | 2364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:23AM1.16m | 4:50PM1.31m | 5:15AM1.09m | 5:43PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.05m | 10:21PM0.08m | 10:28AM0.09m | 11:16PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.16m | 00:12AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 81 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 47 | 79 | 39 | 33 | 76 | 77 | 94 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 36 | 78 | 107 | 98 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 6 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 75 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 7 | NNW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 183 | 171 | 156 | 175 | 189 | 195 | 168 | 100 | 86 | 51 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 64 | 114 | 141 | 230 | 400 | 680 | 1452 | 2364 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1226 | 1221 | 70 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 318 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 132 | 132 | 1222 | 1222 | 147 | 73 | 132 | 146 |
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