Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 196 | 151 | 123 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 66 | 167 | 164 | 82 | 171 | 158 | 120 | 94 | 92 | 63 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.11m | 11:47PM1.06m | 12:11PM1.22m | 00:37AM1.14m | 12:57PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.23m | 5:55AM0.20m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:42AM0.11m | 7:17PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 130 | 101 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 35 | 167 | 164 | 82 | 171 | 158 | 120 | 94 | 92 | 63 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 28 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 66 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 191 | 196 | 151 | 123 | 103 | 70 | 68 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 132 | 292 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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