
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, near gales from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1475 | 1131 | 944 | 977 | 948 | 878 | 776 | 646 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 320 | 198 | 195 | 147 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM0.98m | 12:14PM1.12m | 00:31AM1.06m | 12:46PM1.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.28m | 6:28PM0.23m | 6:31AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 14 |
1475 | 1131 | 944 | 977 | 948 | 878 | 776 | 646 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 320 | 198 | 127 | 127 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 15 | SSW 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | NNW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 |
31 | 20 | 169 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 205 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 85 | 195 | 147 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 5 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 15 | E 7 |
14 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 12 |
— | 20 | 37 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 437 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 14 |
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