Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 7 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 944 | 977 | 948 | 878 | 776 | 646 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 299 | 198 | 192 | 186 | 367 | 1408 | 2003 | 2197 | 1944 | 1711 | 1625 | 1376 | 1332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.12m | 00:31AM1.06m | 12:46PM1.20m | 1:04AM1.14m | 1:17PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.28m | 6:28PM0.23m | 6:31AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.14m | 7:03AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 944 | 977 | 948 | 878 | 776 | 646 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 299 | 198 | 127 | 101 | 367 | 1408 | 2003 | 2197 | 1944 | 1711 | 1625 | 1376 | 1332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | SSW 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | NNW 12 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 169 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 205 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 192 | 186 | 78 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NW 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 33 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 342 | 744 | 748 | 851 | 721 | 606 | 545 | 403 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 146 | 291 | 371 | 318 | 318 | 291 | 1222 | 1226 |
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