Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 163 | 141 | 124 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.01m | 5:33AM0.99m | 5:50PM0.90m | 6:26AM0.90m | 6:51PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.32m | 11:41AM0.39m | 11:56PM0.41m | 12:40PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | WNW 10 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 187 | 163 | 141 | 96 | 79 | 75 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 81 |
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