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 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
!
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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)
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
13
1.1
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3419
2775
2158
1730
1475
1131
880
977
948
878
776
646
556
268
353
280
341
336
192
147
142
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
11:39AM1.02m
11:57PM0.98m
12:14PM1.12m
00:31AM1.06m
12:46PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.33m
5:57AM0.28m
6:28PM0.23m
6:31AM0.20m
6:59PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
2
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
23
23
22
22
22
22
20
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
20
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