Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.1°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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
11
1.7
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
580
575
500
422
397
363
304
304
245
237
254
297
370
359
334
304
236
213
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:52PM1.26m
2:06AM1.17m
2:22PM1.30m
2:37AM1.20m
2:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.12m
8:07AM0.09m
8:34PM0.08m
8:38AM0.06m
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7:20
7:20
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8:32
8:30
8:30
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
22
23
23
22
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
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