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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average 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 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
865 | 692 | 665 | 652 | 625 | 574 | 492 | 430 | 440 | 408 | 293 | 256 | 216 | 211 | 163 | 81 | 110 | 107 | 89 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:31AM1.07m | 11:42PM1.20m | 12:16PM1.17m | 00:28AM1.27m | 1:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.18m | 5:28PM0.23m | 6:02AM0.09m | 6:16PM0.15m | 6:45AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 8 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 865 | 692 | 665 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 40 | 57 | 13 | 408 | 293 | 256 | 216 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 110 | 107 | 89 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | W 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | N 11 | S 13 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 15 | — | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 236 | 240 | — | 652 | 625 | 574 | 492 | 430 | 440 | 113 | — | — | — | 211 | 163 | — | 84 | 47 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 291 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1237 | 1226 | 1221 | 1227 | 1221 | 1226 | 1598 | 1631 | 1242 | 1242 | 1242 | 1226 | 1226 | 1226 | 1226 | 1226 | 1242 | 371 | 1226 |
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