Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 417 | 123 | 268 | 157 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 54 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM0.90m | 9:56AM1.04m | 10:38PM0.96m | 11:02AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 4:32PM0.30m | 4:43AM0.30m | 5:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 244 | 417 | 110 | 268 | 157 | 107 | 71 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | SSW 6 | N 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | N 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 7 | 123 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 10 | N 11 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 234 | 191 | 154 | 100 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 81 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 138 | 1221 | 138 | 1226 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 1242 | 138 |
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