Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
129
145
129
149
150
235
264
204
201
181
140
143
154
138
122
155
197
132
123
102
89
70
70
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
ENE
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51PM1.13m
12:27PM1.20m
00:50AM1.18m
1:21PM1.29m
1:43AM1.23m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.24m
6:07AM0.15m
6:41PM0.16m
7:02AM0.09m
7:37PM0.09m
7:52AM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:20
9:19
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
20
17
14
13
14
15
17
21
23
24
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
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