Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.4° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
10
1.3
W
9
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
WSW
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
263
225
225
225
227
227
202
181
167
151
147
122
131
134
131
108
105
105
96
96
89
119
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM1.07m
7:18AM0.97m
7:45PM1.00m
8:39AM0.95m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.30m
1:01AM0.28m
1:25PM0.36m
2:14AM0.32m
2:52PM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
19
19
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
18
19
19
21
21
22
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