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 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.7°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
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4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
10
3
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
11
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
1.8
N
11
2.1
N
10
1.8
N
11
1.9
N
12
2
N
13
2.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2230
2249
2766
3617
4002
3689
3191
2968
2850
2526
2204
1992
1635
1456
1100
783
969
826
988
1318
1629
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM1.28m
3:59AM1.23m
4:17PM1.20m
4:44AM1.17m
5:05PM1.10m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.07m
9:46PM0.06m
10:05AM0.13m
10:27PM0.14m
10:53AM0.21m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
11
14
13
13
13
15
15
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
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