Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 80 | 201 | 394 | 612 | 934 | 1424 | 1433 | 1328 | 1224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.32m | 1:35AM1.24m | 1:48PM1.32m | 2:09AM1.26m | 2:22PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.02m | 7:38AM0.07m | 8:01PM0.02m | 8:13AM0.07m | 8:32PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 76 | 75 | 59 | 67 | 56 | 80 | 105 | 111 | 154 | 141 | 168 | 160 | 152 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | NNW 15 | WNW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 69 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 61 | 71 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 11 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 71 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 69 | 140 | 201 | 394 | 612 | 934 | 1424 | 1433 | 1328 | 1224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 |
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