Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 161 | 190 | 181 | 177 | 160 | 160 | 131 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 157 | 171 | 157 | 158 | 189 | 205 | 234 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.13m | 5:50AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.03m | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:31PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.22m | 11:58AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 161 | 190 | 181 | 177 | 160 | 160 | 131 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 157 | 171 | 157 | 158 | 189 | 205 | 234 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 179 | 172 | 161 | 157 | 104 | 104 | 153 | 150 | 106 | 99 | 93 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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