Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 837 | 1230 | 1236 | 1192 | 1297 | 1180 | 1697 | 904 | 1539 | 2898 | 2722 | 2558 | 2259 | 1947 | 1465 | 1805 | 1651 | 2038 | 2598 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.16m | 3:48AM1.17m | 4:01PM1.08m | 4:23AM1.10m | 4:36PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:02PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 837 | 1230 | 1236 | 1192 | 1297 | 1180 | 1697 | 904 | 1539 | 2898 | 2722 | 2558 | 2259 | 1947 | 1465 | 1805 | 1651 | 2038 | 2598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | W 10 | S 13 | W 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 651 | 661 | 517 | 407 | 30 | 354 | 30 | 573 | 606 | 522 | 702 | 811 | 915 | 965 | 1026 | 1324 | 955 | 664 | 586 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 13 | N 11 | S 13 | N 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 12 | NNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 25 | 436 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 496 | 30 | 37 | 55 | 16 | 33 | 784 | 640 | 32 | 72 | 97 | 51 | — | 24 | 559 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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