Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
NW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
NNW
1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)101313131212121211111111101212101111121211111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152209669838730669560470422345274223206264217196189184240289307235229255
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
1.09
5:10PM
1.06
5:42AM
0.96
6:28PM
0.99
7:17AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.21
10:48AM
0.25
11:29PM
0.32
11:57AM
0.35
1:03AM
0.39
1:35PM
0.40
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:10-------7:12
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111112121313121313131314141414131313131414
Feels °C (?)99766879991112121214141413131413131413
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