Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1427 | 1332 | 1158 | 1018 | 984 | 861 | 831 | 831 | 650 | 560 | 489 | 471 | 386 | 386 | 378 | 457 | 457 | 419 | 323 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.28m | 1:36AM1.21m | 1:49PM1.33m | 2:09AM1.26m | 2:22PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.07m | 7:36AM0.07m | 8:01PM0.01m | 8:10AM0.04m | 8:34PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1427 | 1332 | 1158 | 1018 | 984 | 861 | 831 | 831 | 650 | 560 | 489 | 471 | 386 | 386 | 378 | 457 | 457 | 419 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 187 | 61 | 41 | 123 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 87 | 57 | 323 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 136 | 132 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 127 | 176 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 621 | 505 | 441 | 350 | 289 | 235 | 173 | 116 | 96 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 269 | 1221 | 1222 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 123 | 123 |
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