Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 206 | 210 | 187 | 136 | 125 | 122 | 248 | 327 | 489 | 579 | 488 | 371 | 256 | 235 | 197 | 110 | 163 | 159 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.15m | 11:47AM1.14m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:39PM1.22m | 00:58AM1.24m | 1:29PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.14m | 5:51PM0.20m | 6:21AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.13m | 7:11AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 206 | 210 | 187 | 136 | 125 | 122 | 248 | 327 | 489 | 51 | 488 | 371 | 256 | 235 | 197 | 72 | 163 | 159 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 54 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | N 11 | W 7 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 132 | 120 | 134 | 123 | 119 | 114 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 110 | 72 | 56 | 64 | 26 | 39 | 56 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 13 | N 11 | W 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 65 | 64 | 8 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 86 | 67 | 60 | 52 | 58 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 579 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 70 | 73 | 88 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 132 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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