Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 11 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
1.7
WSW
6
2
W
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
171
156
175
189
195
168
100
86
79
48
42
76
77
94
90
59
55
51
230
400
680
1452
2364
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:59PM1.35m
4:23AM1.16m
4:50PM1.31m
5:15AM1.09m
5:43PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.05m
10:21PM0.08m
10:28AM0.09m
11:16PM0.13m
11:19AM0.16m
00:12AM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:21
9:22
9:22
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
19
17
17
19
20
19
17
16
19
18
15
15
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.9
W
7
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
13
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.7
N
11
Energy kJ
97
81
62
57
54
32
31
63
47
79
39
33
76
77
94
90
59
55
51
36
78
107
98
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
59
57
75
51
53
54
54
31
31
49
48
42
31
71
49
47
33
14
30
52
35
35
13
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
W
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
2
9
9
43
40
37
35
32
30
31
31
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
W
7
0.8
SSW
6
1.2
S
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
W
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
Energy kJ
183
171
156
175
189
195
168
100
86
51
47
53
64
114
141
230
400
680
1452
2364
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
70
70
70
1226
1221
70
73
14
14
14
14
318
129
0
0
81
132
132
1222
1222
147
73
132
146
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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