Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 901 | 763 | 603 | 488 | 450 | 404 | 315 | 286 | 424 | 161 | 167 | 188 | 165 | 164 | 129 | 132 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.91m | 12:13PM1.03m | 00:27AM0.99m | 12:49PM1.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.35m | 6:27PM0.34m | 6:31AM0.27m | 7:01PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 901 | 763 | 603 | 488 | 450 | 404 | 315 | 286 | 30 | 161 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 164 | 129 | 132 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 12 | WNW 6 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 66 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | NE 10 | W 8 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 10 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 19 | 34 | 28 | — | 11 | 424 | 110 | 167 | 188 | 165 | 140 | 129 | 129 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 146 | 1226 | 291 | 291 | 1221 | 129 | 1226 | 1226 | 291 | 291 | 371 | 1222 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest