Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 63 | 64 | 78 | 78 | 169 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.40m | 3:19AM1.23m | 3:43PM1.40m | 4:05AM1.19m | 4:28PM1.36m | 4:50AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.02m | 9:24AM0.01m | 10:05PM0.04m | 10:08AM0.05m | 10:50PM0.09m | 10:52AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 63 | 64 | 78 | 78 | 169 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | S 12 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | W 7 | NE 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 62 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | NE 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 66 | 82 | 221 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1617 | 84 |
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