Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2267 | 1968 | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1396 | 1110 | 952 | 706 | 527 | 416 | 341 | 259 | 243 | 256 | 256 | 215 | 191 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14PM0.92m | 10:05AM1.00m | 10:43PM0.97m | 11:17AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.37m | 4:34PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.29m | 5:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2267 | 1968 | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1396 | 1110 | 952 | 706 | 527 | 416 | 341 | 259 | 203 | 169 | 130 | 101 | 96 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 228 | 177 | 163 | 140 | 134 | 96 | 103 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 73 | 134 | 98 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | 93 | 75 | 29 | 40 | 96 | 189 | 243 | 256 | 256 | 215 | 191 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 146 | 129 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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