Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 99 | 95 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 118 | 104 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 49 | 47 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.04m | 6:21AM0.96m | 6:40PM0.93m | 7:19AM0.89m | 7:46PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.29m | 00:06AM0.32m | 12:25PM0.39m | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:29PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 99 | 95 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 118 | 104 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 49 | 47 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 104 | 19 | 66 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 9 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 11 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 81 | 80 | 32 | 57 | 19 | 65 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 123 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 14 | 14 | 129 |
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