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 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
!
!
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
13
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.3
NE
12
2.2
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2972
2536
2039
1799
1438
1141
963
763
603
527
450
404
315
286
200
161
151
186
159
115
102
137
141
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:27AM0.94m
11:46PM0.91m
12:13PM1.03m
00:27AM0.99m
12:49PM1.11m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.43m
5:45PM0.42m
5:52AM0.35m
6:27PM0.34m
6:31AM0.27m
7:01PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:36
 mm
3
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
22
24
24
22
19
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
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