Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 246 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 330 | 382 | 382 | 520 | 1257 | 1933 | 1980 | 1757 | 1713 | 1839 | 1761 | 1649 | 1287 | 1035 | 1198 | 1570 | 689 | 1354 | 2193 | 1999 | 2734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.17m | 10:58PM1.10m | 11:09AM1.20m | 11:37PM1.16m | 11:47AM1.22m | 00:13AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:51PM0.15m | 5:00AM0.21m | 5:28PM0.11m | 5:41AM0.17m | 6:02PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 196 | 151 | 141 | 138 | 101 | 1257 | 1933 | 1980 | 1757 | 1713 | 1839 | 1761 | 1649 | 1287 | 1035 | 1198 | 33 | 689 | 1354 | 28 | 26 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 225 | 246 | 169 | 166 | 115 | 85 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 101 | 101 | 77 | 64 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 533 | 30 | 48 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | — | 31 | 31 | 204 | 24 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 10 | — | N 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 200 | 330 | 382 | 382 | 520 | 283 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 193 | 306 | 1570 | — | 214 | 2193 | 1999 | 2734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 70 | 146 | 148 | 1222 | 1222 | 146 | 14 | 129 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 1602 | 129 | 291 | 1222 |
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