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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 19 Jan 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
16.7° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
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0
!
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.4
NNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131616161515121312121212131314151514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1726135916191748244127502874277323781736366837413477280234594418581174931005595617077562350924757
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
55
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.14
2:07AM
1.26
2:17PM
1.15
2:39AM
1.28
2:52PM
1.14
3:13AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.18
7:48PM
0.10
8:18AM
0.15
8:20PM
0.09
8:52AM
0.13
8:54PM
0.10
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-8:08-------8:08-------8:07------
Sunset---6:00-------6:01-------6:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------1---1
Temp. °C121212121314141516161616161717171717171716171717
Feels °C (?)101011109109101212111111121312131415151212108
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