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The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3454 | 3281 | 1616 | 1269 | 1109 | 1145 | 1310 | 1652 | 4354 | 4757 | 4272 | 3480 | 3009 | 2025 | 6884 | 12779 | 11370 | 8490 | 5318 | 4701 | 3933 | 2535 | 2079 | 1778 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 1.28 | 12:06AM 1.29 | 12:24PM 1.30 | 12:53AM 1.34 | 1:13PM 1.29 | 1:41AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49PM 0.01 | 6:14AM 0.06 | 6:36PM -0.01 | 7:05AM 0.03 | 7:23PM -0.00 | 7:56AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |

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