Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 1880 | 1613 | 1219 | 2267 | 1968 | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1372 | 1110 | 934 | 706 | 573 | 480 | 348 | 276 | 212 | 222 | 228 | 228 | 191 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM0.95m | 9:14PM0.92m | 10:05AM1.00m | 10:43PM0.97m | 11:17AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.37m | 2:57PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.37m | 4:34PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.29m | 5:42PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 1880 | 1613 | 1219 | 2267 | 1968 | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1372 | 1110 | 934 | 706 | 573 | 480 | 348 | 276 | 212 | 168 | 133 | 101 | 74 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 239 | 277 | 252 | 228 | 177 | 146 | 140 | 126 | 90 | 64 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | S 12 | W 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 11 | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 25 | 73 | 134 | 98 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 434 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 47 | 150 | 211 | 222 | 228 | 228 | 191 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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