Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 15 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 92 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 106 | 121 | 127 | 150 | 140 | 167 | 176 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:50PM0.90m | 6:26AM0.90m | 6:51PM0.81m | 7:52AM0.84m | 8:38PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.39m | 11:56PM0.41m | 12:40PM0.49m | 1:03AM0.49m | 2:22PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 121 | 127 | 150 | 140 | 167 | 176 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 7 | S 13 | WNW 9 | N 15 | N 15 | WNW 9 | ENE 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 70 | 79 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
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