Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 516 | 521 | 463 | 412 | 402 | 386 | 275 | 487 | 660 | 454 | 375 | 314 | 360 | 360 | 374 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.15m | 1:12PM1.31m | 1:34AM1.21m | 1:57PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.07m | 7:40AM0.03m | 8:16PM0.01m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 12 | N 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 588 | 71 | 66 | 463 | 412 | 402 | 56 | 275 | 73 | 35 | 242 | 339 | 260 | 360 | 360 | 374 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 11 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 11 | 26 | 87 | 85 | 57 | 30 | 54 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 375 | 314 | 185 | 156 | 125 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | NNW 10 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | N 10 | S 11 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 469 | 516 | 521 | — | — | — | 386 | 47 | 487 | 660 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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