Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.4° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.6
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
0.9
W
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
129
132
150
230
264
199
201
186
144
133
157
143
123
249
228
174
123
102
102
70
70
70
70
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:51PM1.13m
12:27PM1.20m
00:50AM1.18m
1:21PM1.29m
1:43AM1.23m
2:10PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.15m
6:41PM0.16m
7:02AM0.09m
7:37PM0.09m
7:52AM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:20
9:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
15
17
19
24
24
22
21
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
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