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 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
2
NW
13
2.4
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
13
2.3
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
280
333
198
192
189
386
1408
1974
2021
1944
1657
1427
1332
1158
1036
984
814
799
831
638
489
480
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
35
NNE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:46PM1.20m
1:04AM1.14m
1:17PM1.28m
1:36AM1.21m
1:49PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.20m
6:59PM0.14m
7:03AM0.13m
7:30PM0.07m
7:36AM0.07m
8:01PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
3
10
7
6
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
21
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
22
23
25
18
11
11
11
12
11
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
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