Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 669 | 721 | 623 | 554 | 498 | 589 | 691 | 718 | 637 | 575 | 573 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 10:39PM1.01m | 11:22AM1.09m | 11:49PM1.08m | 12:21PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.35m | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:41PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.19m | 6:41PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 77 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 718 | 637 | 575 | 573 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 52 | 53 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 55 | 54 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | W 7 | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 78 | 253 | 669 | 721 | 623 | 554 | 498 | 589 | 691 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 292 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 146 | 146 | 73 |
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