Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- 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 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| 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 afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 113 | 187 | 242 | 267 | 412 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:35AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM-0.00m | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:31PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 113 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 412 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 64 | 79 | 187 | 242 | 267 | 70 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 106 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 26 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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