Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 992 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 504 | 549 | 251 | 223 | 363 | 492 | 537 | 550 | 826 | 862 | 678 | 1084 | 983 | 808 | 1797 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:23PM0.80m | 9:57AM0.93m | 10:30PM0.87m | 10:48AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.49m | 3:22AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.42m | 4:25AM0.40m | 5:09PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 992 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 504 | 336 | 227 | 223 | 105 | 212 | 537 | 550 | 826 | 862 | 678 | 1084 | 983 | 808 | 1797 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 88 | 283 | 259 | 240 | 40 | 251 | 184 | 96 | 73 | 84 | 263 | 237 | 190 | 151 | 116 | 92 | 81 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | NNW 12 | S 16 | WNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 104 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 91 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 19 | 31 | 259 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | — | — | 549 | 77 | 55 | 363 | 492 | 403 | 294 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 146 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 1221 | 123 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
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