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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
NNE
11
1.8
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.4
NE
11
2.5
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
65
49
49
51
66
84
110
131
89
83
117
164
153
113
110
158
785
1062
1363
2039
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM0.89m
7:46PM0.84m
8:45AM0.85m
9:23PM0.81m
10:20AM0.87m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.47m
2:03AM0.47m
3:05PM0.52m
3:39AM0.48m
4:43PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:42
8:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
21
20
18
15
17
17
17
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