Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 -01
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal 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 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)121211111110101110131313121212121111111110121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294235193190186173169169152209669838730669579470422338274223202217217196
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
1.21
4:13PM
1.16
4:37AM
1.09
5:10PM
1.06
5:42AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.12
9:57AM
0.14
10:24PM
0.21
10:48AM
0.25
11:29PM
0.32
11:57AM
0.35
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:09-------7:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121212121212121212121213131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)7789999999878898109111212121313
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