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The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | WSW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4059 | 4757 | 4006 | 3480 | 3049 | 2025 | 7857 | 16030 | 14099 | 10415 | 7239 | 5631 | 4468 | 2795 | 2288 | 2026 | 2835 | 1511 | 1525 | 1252 | 1443 | 3804 | 4634 | 14275 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | NW | NW | W | WSW | W | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 1.30 | 12:53AM 1.34 | 1:13PM 1.29 | 1:41AM 1.36 | 2:02PM 1.25 | 2:29AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM -0.01 | 7:05AM 0.03 | 7:23PM -0.00 | 7:56AM 0.04 | 8:10PM 0.03 | 8:48AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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