Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1441 | 1243 | 1643 | 1906 | 2194 | 2686 | 2857 | 2752 | 2641 | 2574 | 2773 | 3275 | 3235 | 3224 | 3320 | 3191 | 2966 | 3720 | 4292 | 4497 | 6419 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM0.86m | 5:24AM0.96m | 5:48PM0.82m | 6:31AM0.94m | 7:07PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.39m | 11:51AM0.45m | 11:52PM0.43m | 1:05PM0.45m | 1:06AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | W 11 | NNE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NNE 17 | NNE 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2857 | 10 | 2641 | 2574 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 3320 | 3191 | 1179 | 3720 | 4292 | 4497 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 19 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 17 | NW 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 96 | 309 | 84 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | S 10 | N 15 | NE 8 | N 13 | NNE 20 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 13 | S 10 | N 11 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1441 | 1243 | 1643 | 1906 | 2194 | 2686 | — | 2752 | 88 | 91 | 2773 | 3275 | 3235 | 3224 | 770 | 2236 | 2966 | 2216 | 1959 | 2338 | 6419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 1222 | 146 | 1222 | 146 | 1222 | 1222 | 148 | 147 | 14 | 70 | 146 | 148 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 146 | 147 | 1222 |
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