Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 511 | 571 | 560 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 586 | 521 | 521 | 460 | 397 | 296 | 245 | 724 | 2438 | 4050 | 4187 | 3109 | 2276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.12m | 3:16PM0.99m | 3:44AM1.06m | 3:56PM0.93m | 4:29AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.22m | 9:13AM0.30m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:56AM0.36m | 9:58PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 408 | 511 | 571 | 560 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 586 | 521 | 521 | 460 | 397 | 296 | 245 | 145 | 100 | 77 | 43 | 3109 | 2276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 167 | 138 | 11 | 217 | 207 | 237 | 190 | 370 | 415 | 457 | 374 | 353 | 283 | 234 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 12 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 40 | 236 | 132 | 105 | 59 | 57 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 58 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 94 | 188 | 430 | 114 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 69 | 154 | 724 | 2438 | 4050 | 4187 | 568 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 129 | 146 | 318 | 318 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 14 | 14 |
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