Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.8° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
92
85
60
79
78
78
78
57
56
54
54
52
49
45
59
60
54
52
70
68
118
109
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24AM1.00m
6:45PM1.08m
7:18AM0.94m
7:39PM0.98m
8:22AM0.90m
8:45PM0.91m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.23m
12:24PM0.29m
1:08AM0.31m
1:19PM0.38m
2:03AM0.37m
2:27PM0.44m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:14
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
20
20
20
22
18
18
18
18
16
16
18
17
16
16
18
17
16
17
19
17
18
17
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