Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 804 | 772 | 763 | 1018 | 923 | 647 | 1538 | 1482 | 1274 | 1157 | 1098 | 864 | 835 | 907 | 860 | 806 | 652 | 500 | 439 | 394 | 376 | 382 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.01m | 11:16PM0.96m | 11:28AM1.10m | 11:54PM1.05m | 12:04PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.40m | 5:09PM0.32m | 5:11AM0.32m | 5:45PM0.22m | 5:51AM0.23m | 6:20PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 804 | 772 | 763 | 1018 | 923 | 647 | 1538 | 1482 | 1274 | 1157 | 1098 | 864 | 835 | 907 | 860 | 806 | 652 | 500 | 439 | 394 | 376 | 382 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 4 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 4 | N 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 182 | 122 | 89 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | N 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | E 6 | S 10 | N 17 | NNW 16 | ENE 4 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 245 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 354 | 293 | 240 | 191 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 371 | 363 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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