Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.3
W
9
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
214
210
263
225
225
225
227
217
216
181
166
158
151
122
122
122
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16AM1.01m
6:37PM1.07m
7:18AM0.97m
7:45PM1.00m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.23m
12:18PM0.30m
1:01AM0.28m
1:25PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
20
18
19
20
20
20
21
20
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