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 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
11
1.7
N
10
1.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
144
140
136
140
187
153
427
477
505
422
403
349
279
408
544
394
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:02AM1.06m
1:22PM1.19m
1:34AM1.12m
1:52PM1.26m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.26m
7:04AM0.19m
7:33PM0.19m
7:36AM0.13m
8:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
19
21
21
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