Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1635 | 1456 | 979 | 783 | 601 | 711 | 776 | 819 | 1285 | 1768 | 1768 | 1559 | 1494 | 1290 | 891 | 760 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.17m | 5:05PM1.10m | 5:38AM1.08m | 6:07PM0.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:53AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 1635 | 1456 | 979 | 783 | 601 | 711 | 776 | 819 | 1285 | 1768 | 1768 | 1559 | 1494 | 1290 | 891 | 760 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 251 | 355 | 254 | 163 | 142 | 117 | 63 | 90 | 70 | 65 | 49 | 36 | 86 | 70 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 59 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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