Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.3° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
193
151
144
144
153
131
131
131
128
128
122
122
125
144
147
151
151
162
140
140
113
90
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:18AM0.97m
7:45PM1.00m
8:39AM0.95m
9:13PM0.97m
10:08AM0.99m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.28m
1:25PM0.36m
2:14AM0.32m
2:52PM0.39m
3:39AM0.32m
4:25PM0.35m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
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