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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 9.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)28ft (8.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)30ft (9.0m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)30ft (9.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
8
WNW
9.5
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
6.5
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7.5
NW
8.5
WNW
5.5
NW
4.5
NW
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414151515151516171717171616161212121213131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2442635182323913421033917308163049831095210392793730264302872993337376151391089193999468100539482987595771017713032
Wind
(km/h)
70
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
60
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.06
7:00PM
0.95
7:30AM
1.00
8:27PM
0.96
8:59AM
0.99
9:51PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.29
1:07AM
0.37
2:01PM
0.32
2:40AM
0.38
3:25PM
0.30
4:08AM
0.32
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-8:04-------8:04-------8:03------
Sunset---6:08-------6:09-------6:10----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131110111112131415151617181818181818181615151515
Feels °C (?)-1-5-4-4-4-2-1253257899881077778
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