Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 775 | 718 | 651 | 635 | 586 | 588 | 521 | 521 | 463 | 412 | 402 | 381 | 356 | 339 | 439 | 454 | 390 | 320 | 314 | 320 | 310 | 310 |
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-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 |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.20m | 00:46AM1.15m | 1:12PM1.31m | 1:34AM1.21m | 1:57PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.19m | 6:41PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.07m | 7:40AM0.03m | 8:16PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 9 | N 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 10 | 651 | 55 | 586 | 588 | 521 | 66 | 463 | 412 | 402 | 56 | 49 | 102 | 145 | 238 | 390 | 297 | 223 | 320 | 310 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | S 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 54 | 77 | 71 | 26 | 87 | 85 | 57 | 11 | 54 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 352 | 320 | 314 | 185 | 125 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | S 11 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 759 | 775 | 718 | 33 | 635 | 19 | — | — | 521 | — | — | — | 381 | 356 | 339 | 439 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 1221 | 14 | 73 | 146 | 132 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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