Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 5 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
1.4
WSW
6
0.4
N
13
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
228
183
141
161
155
198
171
168
100
121
62
54
34
76
69
49
90
79
73
150
52
232
269
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
30
S
35
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59PM1.35m
4:23AM1.16m
4:50PM1.31m
5:15AM1.09m
5:43PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.05m
10:21PM0.08m
10:28AM0.09m
11:16PM0.13m
11:19AM0.16m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:21
9:22
9:22
 mm
1
1
4
6
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
18
19
16
15
16
19
18
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
12
Energy kJ
131
99
97
81
62
58
54
32
31
66
49
62
49
32
35
69
49
90
79
73
55
50
50
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NNW
11
0.8
SW
6
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
14
0.4
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
18
31
59
57
75
51
53
54
54
31
40
51
47
34
76
33
32
47
33
14
15
52
79
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.2
W
10
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
W
9
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
2
9
9
43
8
30
35
25
32
32
23
26
19
3
11
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
Energy kJ
280
228
183
141
161
155
198
171
168
100
121
14
54
33
2
20
106
150
176
232
269
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
70
70
70
70
70
1221
1221
70
70
14
14
14
292
291
129
0
70
84
132
132
14
14
146
70
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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