Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 213 | 182 | 186 | 160 | 202 | 169 | 176 | 147 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 135 | 99 | 99 | 77 | 49 | 834 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.95m | 9:13PM0.97m | 10:08AM0.99m | 10:39PM1.01m | 11:22AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.39m | 3:39AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.35m | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:41PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 213 | 182 | 186 | 160 | 202 | 169 | 176 | 147 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 135 | 99 | 99 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 71 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 4 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | W 7 | WNW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | — | 21 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 50 | 82 | 184 | 423 | 864 | 834 | 725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 292 | 1226 |
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