Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | W 8 | N 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 66 | 84 | 110 | 131 | 132 | 83 | 109 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40PM0.93m | 7:19AM0.89m | 7:46PM0.84m | 8:45AM0.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:29PM0.47m | 2:03AM0.47m | 3:05PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 84 | 110 | 131 | 89 | 83 | 56 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 119 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 81 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 104 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 106 | 29 | 125 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 109 | 132 | 64 | 109 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14 | 1238 | 1221 | 1226 | 1226 |
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