Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 314 | 204 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 92 | 107 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 176 | 145 | 158 | 186 | 188 | 171 | 165 | 127 | 130 | 108 | 113 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.08m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:51PM1.13m | 12:27PM1.20m | 00:50AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.31m | 5:06AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.24m | 6:07AM0.15m | 6:41PM0.16m | 7:02AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 335 | 314 | 204 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 65 | 107 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 176 | 145 | 125 | 186 | 188 | 171 | 165 | 127 | 130 | 108 | 113 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 30 | 64 | 92 | 71 | 70 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 61 | 117 | 158 | 101 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 95 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 18 | SW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 56 | 55 | 25 | 55 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 38 | 30 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1242 | 1616 | 1238 | 1249 | 1259 | 1242 | 1238 | 1251 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 123 | 123 |
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