Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 317 | 260 | 217 | 199 | 199 | 194 | 190 | 261 | 521 | 1059 | 2967 | 3119 | 2855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16PM0.90m | 5:52AM0.94m | 6:12PM0.82m | 7:05AM0.88m | 7:42PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.39m | 12:09PM0.47m | 00:20AM0.46m | 1:37PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 317 | 188 | 217 | 199 | 199 | 194 | 190 | 144 | 521 | 1059 | 2967 | 3119 | 2855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 13 | WSW 8 | NW 15 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 242 | 85 | 58 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 171 | 260 | 193 | 148 | 156 | 111 | 95 | 261 | 112 | 882 | 51 | 30 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 16 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | N 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 84 | 78 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 83 | 75 | 366 | 87 | 21 | 36 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 85 | 88 | 80 | 65 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 291 | 81 |
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