Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 14 | N 14 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 457 | 471 | 323 | 633 | 412 | 492 | 492 | 513 | 657 | 1103 | 1067 | 933 | 878 | 1573 | 1864 | 2080 | 2574 | 2924 | 3867 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:44AM1.28m | 2:57PM1.33m | 3:20AM1.27m | 3:35PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM-0.01m | 8:45AM0.04m | 9:09PM0.01m | 9:23AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 14 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 457 | 471 | 320 | 633 | 372 | 330 | 492 | 292 | 345 | 209 | 277 | 264 | 356 | 163 | 156 | 357 | 2574 | 2924 | 3867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 11 | N 14 | S 12 | N 13 | SW 8 | N 13 | NNW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 323 | 279 | 412 | 492 | 270 | 478 | 11 | 352 | 71 | 171 | 197 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 181 | 113 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 8 | SSE 13 | N 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 127 | 176 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 33 | 168 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 24 | 124 | 372 | 657 | 594 | 513 | 657 | 1103 | 1067 | 933 | 878 | 1573 | 1864 | 2080 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 123 | 269 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 146 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1226 | 1237 | 1222 | 1227 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 318 |
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