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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 -01Forecast 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
18.2° 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 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7308 | 6690 | 5387 | 4374 | 3468 | 2623 | 1807 | 1151 | 734 | 7855 | 6155 | 3582 | 2847 | 3357 | 5164 | 6330 | 11141 | 15052 | 19421 | 23515 | 26833 | 25752 | 22229 | 17306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM 1.01 | 5:06AM 1.16 | 5:36PM 0.94 | 6:06AM 1.09 | 6:43PM 0.89 | 7:11AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:39PM 0.24 | 11:38AM 0.28 | 11:36PM 0.31 | 12:43PM 0.33 | 12:42AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
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