Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 214 | 210 | 263 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 227 | 217 | 216 | 181 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.01m | 6:37PM1.07m | 7:18AM0.97m | 7:45PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.23m | 12:18PM0.30m | 1:01AM0.28m | 1:25PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 214 | 210 | 201 | 210 | 214 | 197 | 220 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 153 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 194 | 189 | 16 | 263 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 227 | 217 | 216 | 181 | 28 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 292 | 14 |
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