Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
1
NE
9
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
230
213
172
181
171
171
171
171
144
140
156
166
192
240
417
477
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:27AM0.99m
12:49PM1.11m
1:02AM1.06m
1:22PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.34m
6:31AM0.27m
7:01PM0.26m
7:04AM0.19m
7:33PM0.19m
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7:16
7:18
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8:36
8:34
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
18
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