Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 205 | 150 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 181 | 141 | 146 | 175 | 189 | 176 | 168 | 103 | 82 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 74 | 69 | 49 | 90 | 79 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.36m | 3:32AM1.22m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:23AM1.16m | 4:50PM1.31m | 5:15AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:39AM0.05m | 10:21PM0.08m | 10:28AM0.09m | 11:16PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 192 | 205 | 131 | 147 | 131 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 33 | 49 | 90 | 79 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 157 | 150 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 75 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 74 | 69 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 12 | N 10 | NNW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 47 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 348 | 30 | 59 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 181 | 141 | 146 | 175 | 189 | 176 | 168 | 103 | 82 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 1221 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1221 | 1221 | 70 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 292 | 1226 | 129 | 0 | 81 | 70 | 123 | 132 |
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