Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 +00
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
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3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
NW
15
1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
262
368
437
936
386
864
874
907
657
292
362
510
583
775
1045
2394
3666
3235
2587
2205
1806
1439
1236
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:45PM1.31m
2:01AM1.32m
2:30PM1.34m
2:49AM1.29m
3:17PM1.33m
3:39AM1.23m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.04m
8:14AM-0.02m
8:40PM0.03m
8:59AM0.01m
9:31PM0.06m
9:47AM0.07m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:01
9:02
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
12
12
13
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
11
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
0.4
NNE
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
149
185
245
437
936
386
864
874
33
657
292
163
151
583
775
1045
2394
3666
3235
2587
2205
1806
1439
1236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.8
NW
15
1
NW
14
1.1
WNW
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.2
S
13
0.4
NE
9
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
15
262
368
235
17
38
38
36
14
21
42
68
60
104
139
3
3
24
24
14
13
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
WNW
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
65
41
36
46
20
3
3
14
20
23
16
8
8
99
7
3
3
6
14
23
6
21
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
1.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
5
1.8
WNW
12
1
SW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
38
8
10
4
308
2
45
907
49
225
362
510
86
1
16
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
14
14
70
14
132
132
70
70
70
70
70
146
146
14
14
14
14
14
70
70
70
70
73
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Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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