Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1954 | 1870 | 1702 | 1469 | 1174 | 1596 | 2139 | 2181 | 1708 | 1405 | 1207 | 1066 | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 265 | 218 | 198 | 198 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM0.99m | 5:02AM1.02m | 5:16PM0.90m | 5:52AM0.94m | 6:12PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.30m | 10:37PM0.31m | 11:12AM0.39m | 11:19PM0.39m | 12:09PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1954 | 1870 | 1702 | 1469 | 1174 | 1596 | 2139 | 2181 | 1708 | 1405 | 1207 | 1066 | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 265 | 183 | 198 | 198 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 6 | NNE 7 | WSW 11 | NE 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 928 | 965 | 936 | 1152 | 1012 | 855 | 664 | 576 | 512 | 439 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 32 | 202 | 23 | 38 | 96 | 158 | 218 | 193 | 148 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 18 | S 12 | NNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | N 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 124 | 25 | 436 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 42 | 9 | 21 | 86 | 85 | 32 | 58 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 11 | S 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 464 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | 10 | 150 | 10 | 394 | 366 | 16 | 94 | 25 | 94 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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