Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 360 | 360 | 367 | 358 | 304 | 298 | 269 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57PM1.38m | 2:18AM1.25m | 2:39PM1.42m | 2:59AM1.25m | 3:19PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.03m | 8:16PM0.01m | 8:23AM-0.00m | 8:58PM-0.01m | 9:03AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 360 | 360 | 367 | 358 | 304 | 298 | 269 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 320 | 185 | 152 | 125 | 97 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 12 | S 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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