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 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.7
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
203
203
199
189
153
150
119
119
94
69
75
135
132
162
185
175
163
187
242
426
405
392
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.38m
1:58AM1.26m
2:15PM1.40m
2:35AM1.27m
2:51PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.04m
7:56PM-0.00m
8:01AM0.01m
8:31PM-0.01m
8:38AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
24
25
24
22
21
23
22
22
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
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