Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 -01
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
NW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.2
N
0.9
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)111111101012121011111212111111121012111115141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4223452742592062642171961891842443533192892314161712661981512623551571979
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.06
5:42AM
0.96
6:28PM
0.99
7:17AM
0.88
8:09PM
0.98
9:01AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.32
11:57AM
0.35
1:03AM
0.39
1:35PM
0.40
2:52AM
0.38
3:12PM
0.37
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:12-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121212131313131313131313131312121212121313
Feels °C (?)781010111112121213121112121212108887788
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