Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 260 | 422 | 1880 | 1613 | 1219 | 2065 | 1968 | 1547 | 1610 | 1488 | 1280 | 1027 | 873 | 653 | 598 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM0.94m | 8:28AM0.95m | 9:14PM0.92m | 10:05AM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.37m | 2:57PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.37m | 4:34PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 264 | 260 | 222 | 1880 | 1613 | 1219 | 2065 | 1968 | 1547 | 1610 | 1488 | 1280 | 1027 | 873 | 653 | 598 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 65 | 130 | 277 | 252 | 228 | 174 | 163 | 140 | 134 | 94 | 94 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | N 14 | NNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 14 | S 12 | W 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 10 | S 11 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 26 | 236 | 25 | 73 | 132 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 422 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 82 | 79 | 100 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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