Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • 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 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
2
NW
13
2.4
NNW
13
2.4
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
13
2.3
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2.1
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
686
556
268
353
280
365
198
192
189
379
1408
1974
1968
1944
1657
1399
1240
1158
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
NNE
45
NE
50
NE
55
NE
60
NE
55
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM1.12m
00:31AM1.06m
12:46PM1.20m
1:04AM1.14m
1:17PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.23m
6:31AM0.20m
6:59PM0.14m
7:03AM0.13m
7:30PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
2
3
2
7
7
7
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
19
18
19
18
17
18
19
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
22
20
13
10
11
9
8
10
11
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