Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 122 | 113 | 187 | 242 | 365 | 412 | 392 | 359 | 270 | 265 | 214 | 146 | 111 | 109 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:35AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.37m | 3:10AM1.26m | 3:25PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.01m | 9:05PM0.01m | 9:13AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 122 | 113 | 132 | 105 | 365 | 412 | 392 | 359 | 270 | 265 | 214 | 146 | 111 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 64 | 80 | 187 | 242 | 104 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 109 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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