Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 72 | 71 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.41m | 3:39AM1.23m | 3:58PM1.36m | 4:18AM1.18m | 4:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM-0.01m | 9:38PM0.01m | 9:41AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.06m | 10:19AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 72 | 71 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 28 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 304 | 291 | 1226 | 84 | 1226 | 129 | 84 | 371 | 371 | 129 | 129 |
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