Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 151 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 176 | 164 | 247 | 180 | 200 | 224 | 224 | 354 | 1709 | 1575 | 1271 | 986 | 1807 | 1374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.03m | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:31PM0.94m | 8:28AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.38m | 1:56AM0.37m | 2:57PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | NNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 151 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 176 | 164 | 247 | 180 | 200 | 224 | 224 | 354 | 1709 | 277 | 1271 | 986 | 1807 | 1374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 11 | N 13 | S 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 99 | 93 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 130 | 26 | 252 | 228 | 174 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | N 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | NW 14 | S 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 62 | 60 | 25 | 151 | 25 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 21 | 1575 | 396 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 |
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