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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
N
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)111111111010101119171615141413131615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106886978368366774210661605505713808125648969666249363980354352755231558156785634610158754919
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
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-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
0.92
10:28AM
0.92
11:05PM
0.99
11:18AM
0.97
11:48PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
0.40
4:22AM
0.44
4:41PM
0.36
5:15AM
0.39
5:27PM
0.30
5:57AM
0.32
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------8:11-------8:11-------8:11
Sunset-5:54-------5:55-------5:57------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516171717171717181515151414141414141414141415
Feels °C (?)111012121312121110111110988887888889
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