Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 261 | 582 | 1082 | 2940 | 3105 | 2815 | 2191 | 1945 | 1521 | 1223 | 951 | 878 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 504 | 428 | 251 | 223 | 425 | 424 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:05AM0.88m | 7:42PM0.78m | 8:42AM0.88m | 9:23PM0.80m | 9:57AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.51m | 1:51AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.49m | 3:22AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 144 | 582 | 1082 | 2940 | 3105 | 2815 | 2191 | 1945 | 1521 | 1223 | 951 | 878 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 504 | 428 | 227 | 223 | 105 | 54 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NW 13 | W 8 | NW 15 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 261 | 132 | 882 | 51 | 31 | 106 | 137 | 32 | 123 | 158 | 156 | 123 | 111 | 233 | 259 | 256 | 237 | 251 | 57 | 96 | 101 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | NW 16 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | NNW 12 | S 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 109 | 366 | 87 | 30 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 110 | 104 | 77 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 180 | 2 | 91 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 100 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 425 | 424 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 14 | 123 | 70 | 123 | 123 | 146 | 371 | 371 | 318 |
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