Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 79 | 396 | 537 | 440 | 388 | 380 | 332 | 373 | 373 | 359 | 299 | 247 | 205 | 173 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.16m | 1:58AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.21m | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:53PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:31PM0.19m | 8:34AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | 6 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 79 | 396 | 537 | 440 | 388 | 380 | 332 | 373 | 373 | 359 | 299 | 247 | 205 | 173 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 8 | NE 6 | NE 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 203 | 84 | 90 | 64 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 9 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 12 | SSE 6 | NE 12 | S 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 159 | 146 | 151 | 163 | 223 | 171 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1237 | 1227 | 1227 | 84 | 1229 | 1229 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 14 | 14 |
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