Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 176 | 90 | 71 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 96 | 145 | 160 | 143 | 172 | 194 | 269 | 249 | 198 | 186 | 169 | 920 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM0.77m | 9:43AM0.86m | 10:19PM0.81m | 10:54AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.54m | 2:52AM0.51m | 4:13PM0.50m | 4:23AM0.45m | 5:15PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 164 | 176 | 90 | 43 | 62 | 61 | 24 | 96 | 145 | 160 | 143 | 172 | 194 | 269 | 183 | 198 | 186 | 166 | 920 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 71 | 71 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 126 | 249 | 184 | 180 | 169 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 6 | NNW 10 | ENE 6 | W 8 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 60 | 45 | 58 | 43 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 75 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 84 | 0 | 81 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 138 | 123 | 123 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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