Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +00
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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
!
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
12
2.5
N
12
3.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2958
2094
2648
1512
1470
455
692
512
386
377
319
313
267
276
259
505
452
379
279
212
169
135
106
96
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
45
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM1.05m
8:13AM0.89m
8:53PM1.04m
9:42AM0.90m
10:10PM1.07m
10:51AM0.96m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.34m
2:07AM0.35m
2:21PM0.38m
3:38AM0.33m
3:46PM0.36m
4:47AM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:07
7:05
7:03
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8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
8
9
9
9
11
9
9
10
9
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
12
2.5
N
12
3.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
2958
2094
2648
1512
1470
455
692
512
386
377
319
313
267
276
259
505
452
379
279
212
169
135
106
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.4
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
1.2
N
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
10
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
13
13
51
144
161
326
97
86
47
39
159
135
131
135
118
248
206
194
158
126
116
90
68
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.7
NE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.3
NE
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
13
13
13
121
5
5
11
11
129
105
17
82
60
68
84
70
68
54
50
37
30
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
0.6
SW
6
1.4
WSW
7
0.6
SW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.4
SSW
5
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
6
2
SW
7
1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1077
964
25
214
23
135
102
231
321
366
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1222
1222
147
147
70
84
132
292
292
84
70
70
132
14
14
14
146
129
129
0
0
0
0
81
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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