Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 49 | 51 | 66 | 84 | 110 | 131 | 89 | 98 | 151 | 145 | 153 | 116 | 118 | 366 | 876 | 876 | 1322 | 1982 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46PM0.84m | 8:45AM0.85m | 9:23PM0.81m | 10:20AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.47m | 2:03AM0.47m | 3:05PM0.52m | 3:39AM0.48m | 4:43PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NE 13 |
49 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 84 | 110 | 131 | 89 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 116 | 118 | 366 | 876 | 876 | 1322 | 1982 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 15 | W 9 | S 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NE 13 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
27 | 26 | 25 | 106 | 55 | 125 | 19 | 12 | 53 | 119 | 155 | 150 | 104 | 69 | 44 | 34 | 411 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 13 | WNW 6 | S 14 | S 13 |
19 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 30 | 20 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 104 | 104 | 113 | 21 | 92 | 88 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 93 | 109 | 51 | 98 | 151 | 145 | 153 | — | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 147 | 14 | 146 | 1226 | 318 | 129 | 129 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
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