Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.5
N
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.6
N
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
52
66
167
164
80
171
163
125
92
92
68
121
148
168
203
203
199
189
153
150
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:11PM1.22m
00:37AM1.14m
12:57PM1.32m
1:19AM1.21m
1:37PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.13m
6:42AM0.11m
7:17PM0.05m
7:23AM0.04m
7:56PM-0.00m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
Feels °C
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
25
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
24
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