Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 105 | 232 | 451 | 666 | 650 | 1182 | 1436 | 1469 | 1587 | 1345 | 1016 | 646 | 572 | 575 | 499 | 654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.26m | 2:22PM1.29m | 2:42AM1.26m | 2:55PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.02m | 8:13AM0.07m | 8:32PM0.04m | 8:46AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | W 9 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 63 | 111 | 154 | 141 | 650 | 162 | 144 | 77 | 137 | 134 | 1016 | 646 | 572 | 85 | 499 | 654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | N 13 | NW 11 | S 14 | N 11 | S 14 | S 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 105 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 125 | 19 | 16 | 61 | 15 | 14 | 134 | 121 | 114 | 22 | 277 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | ENE 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 7 | NW 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 73 | 132 | 232 | 451 | 666 | 110 | 1182 | 1436 | 1469 | 1587 | 1345 | 235 | 127 | 99 | 575 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 129 |
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