Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1358 | 1200 | 1340 | 1111 | 778 | 599 | 370 | 318 | 191 | 119 | 838 | 1672 | 2027 | 2221 | 2560 | 3211 | 1882 | 1815 | 1155 | 1128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.32m | 2:02AM1.31m | 2:20PM1.26m | 2:47AM1.28m | 3:07PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM-0.00m | 8:10AM0.06m | 8:29PM0.05m | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:15PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 7 | S 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1358 | 1200 | 1340 | 1111 | 778 | 599 | 370 | 318 | 191 | 119 | 838 | 1672 | 2027 | 2221 | 49 | 42 | 1882 | 870 | 1155 | 1128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 12 | N 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 565 | 494 | 275 | 122 | 128 | 74 | 47 | 27 | 50 | 72 | 193 | 114 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 850 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 10 | NNE 12 | WNW 14 | NNW 11 | NNE 13 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 564 | 263 | 12 | 12 | 138 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 47 | 265 | 78 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 26 | 77 | 179 | 271 | 384 | 659 | 849 | 22 | 31 | 20 | — | 2560 | 3211 | 1267 | 1815 | 800 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 292 | 292 | 304 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 14 | 14 | 146 | 291 | 318 | 129 | 129 | 291 |
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