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 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
W
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.6
W
8
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
10
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
151
147
153
153
176
164
247
180
200
224
224
354
1709
1575
1271
986
1807
1374
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
6:14PM1.03m
6:56AM0.98m
7:31PM0.94m
8:28AM0.95m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.31m
1:13PM0.38m
1:56AM0.37m
2:57PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
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