Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- 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 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 14 | WNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 471 | 386 | 378 | 378 | 427 | 457 | 471 | 323 | 669 | 427 | 492 | 485 | 559 | 1929 | 613 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.26m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:44AM1.28m | 2:57PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.01m | 8:10AM0.04m | 8:34PM-0.01m | 8:45AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | 489 | 471 | 386 | 378 | 378 | 427 | 457 | 471 | 320 | 669 | 427 | 414 | 485 | 326 | 213 | 133 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 11 | N 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 41 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 323 | 279 | 412 | 492 | 313 | 478 | 191 | 133 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 136 | 132 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 127 | 176 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 298 | 639 | 728 | 559 | 1929 | 613 | 827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1221 | 1222 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 84 | 132 | 123 | 295 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 |
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