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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
1605 | 1741 | 1422 | 825 | 602 | 489 | 383 | 200 | 1233 | 1786 | 3243 | 4530 | 4339 | 3675 | 3208 | 2632 | 2152 | 1818 | 1485 | 1019 | 637 | 650 | 561 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.09m | 12:31PM1.09m | 00:40AM1.10m | 1:07PM1.13m | 1:17AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.30m | 6:17AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.27m | 6:51AM0.19m | 7:13PM0.25m | 7:24AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 10 | S 16 | NW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 1605 | 1741 | 1422 | 825 | 602 | 489 | 383 | 200 | 101 | 1786 | 3243 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 62 | 1485 | 1019 | 637 | 650 | 561 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 452 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 27 | 23 | 216 | 505 | 231 | 593 | 524 | 441 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 19 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 217 | 261 | 224 | 302 | 649 | 1233 | 366 | 449 | 4530 | 4339 | 3675 | 3208 | 2632 | 2152 | 1818 | 25 | 72 | 588 | 42 | 217 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 84 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 292 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1238 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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