Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
16.2° 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 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.1
NNW
1.6
NE
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)98888888813812121211111110101110131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1050891745619604536464402369408304299299280193190186173173173152206633816
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.28
3:02AM
1.31
3:27PM
1.23
3:46AM
1.21
4:13PM
1.16
4:37AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
-0.02
8:50PM
0.05
9:14AM
0.05
9:33PM
0.12
9:57AM
0.14
10:24PM
0.21
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:07-------7:08----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)5555566666878810109109109999
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