Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 152 | 405 | 551 | 340 | 289 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.05m | 1:47PM1.16m | 1:58AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:31PM0.19m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 99 | 26 | 152 | 405 | 551 | 340 | 289 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 64 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NE 6 | NE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 125 | 176 | — | 55 | 30 | 24 | 58 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1598 | 1227 | 1227 | 1227 | 1241 | 1227 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 0 |
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