Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 202 | 153 | 131 | 132 | 99 | 92 | 66 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 48 | 123 | 113 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 92 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.32m | 3:09AM1.21m | 3:24PM1.31m | 3:43AM1.21m | 3:58PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.06m | 9:10AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:44AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 247 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 92 | 66 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 123 | 113 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 92 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 202 | 153 | 131 | 132 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 132 |
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