Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.4° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
163
125
92
92
68
121
148
168
203
203
199
189
153
150
119
119
94
90
110
126
129
158
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:57PM1.32m
1:19AM1.21m
1:37PM1.38m
1:58AM1.26m
2:15PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.11m
7:17PM0.05m
7:23AM0.04m
7:56PM-0.00m
8:01AM0.01m
8:31PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
24
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
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