Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3368 | 3138 | 2788 | 2684 | 2243 | 1992 | 1635 | 1456 | 1071 | 783 | 674 | 698 | 763 | 805 | 1265 | 1744 | 1744 | 1723 | 1650 | 1412 | 1110 | 946 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.20m | 4:44AM1.17m | 5:05PM1.10m | 5:38AM1.08m | 6:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.13m | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:53AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3368 | 3138 | 2788 | 2684 | 2243 | 1992 | 1635 | 1456 | 1071 | 783 | 674 | 698 | 763 | 805 | 1265 | 1744 | 1744 | 1723 | 1650 | 1412 | 1110 | 946 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 251 | 355 | 254 | 163 | 142 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 111 | 75 | 52 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | WSW 8 | SE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 26 | 95 | 154 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 132 | 123 | 295 | 138 | 14 | 14 | 132 | 129 | 146 | 292 | 292 | 146 |
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