Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1396 | 1110 | 952 | 706 | 561 | 416 | 341 | 259 | 203 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 180 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 3:35AM0.37m | 4:34PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.29m | 5:42PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 1765 | 1702 | 1610 | 1396 | 1110 | 952 | 706 | 561 | 416 | 341 | 259 | 203 | 169 | 130 | 101 | 94 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | N 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 140 | 134 | 96 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 98 | 59 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 98 | 129 | 123 | 86 | 29 | 39 | 45 | 113 | 168 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 180 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 132 |
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