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 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
54
54
52
35
53
52
51
59
54
90
141
143
109
115
176
197
197
168
156
153
156
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-on
High Tide
7:18AM0.94m
7:39PM0.98m
8:22AM0.90m
8:45PM0.91m
9:37AM0.89m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.31m
1:19PM0.38m
2:03AM0.37m
2:27PM0.44m
3:08AM0.41m
3:47PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
16
17
17
16
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