Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 54 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 57 | 61 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.29m | 00:59AM1.20m | 1:13PM1.32m | 1:35AM1.24m | 1:48PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.06m | 7:02AM0.09m | 7:30PM0.02m | 7:38AM0.07m | 8:01PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 54 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 76 | 75 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 69 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 61 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 11 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 71 | 34 | 19 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 118 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 123 | 138 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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