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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° 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 11PM is: 6.5m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 13766 | 15998 | 18885 | 24378 | 28164 | 25366 | 21879 | 16507 | 13016 | 9110 | 7140 | 5358 | 5001 | 4016 | 3656 | 1412 | 1898 | 2826 | 3113 | 3287 | 3214 | 3695 | 3844 | 4010 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | 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- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 0.89 | 7:11AM 1.03 | 7:55PM 0.88 | 8:16AM 1.00 | 9:02PM 0.90 | 9:16AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.33 | 12:42AM 0.37 | 1:49PM 0.35 | 1:53AM 0.41 | 2:50PM 0.35 | 3:01AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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