Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 866 | 2832 | 3874 | 3297 | 2695 | 2122 | 1495 | 1277 | 1384 | 1420 | 1299 | 1288 | 1453 | 1935 | 2267 | 2360 | 2454 | 2451 | 2386 | 2601 | 2398 | 3230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM0.93m | 4:29AM1.00m | 4:44PM0.86m | 5:24AM0.96m | 5:48PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.34m | 10:47AM0.42m | 10:48PM0.39m | 11:51AM0.45m | 11:52PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | NW 14 | NNE 17 |
| kJ | 145 | 100 | 77 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 1495 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2451 | 2386 | 2601 | 666 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 19 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | N 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 58 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 64 | 61 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | NNE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | N 13 | NNE 20 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 35 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 866 | 2832 | 3874 | 3297 | 2695 | 2122 | — | 1277 | 1384 | 1420 | 1299 | 1288 | 1453 | 1935 | 2267 | 2360 | 2454 | — | — | 65 | 2398 | 3230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 14 | 70 | 146 | 146 | 1221 | 146 | 146 | 1222 | 1222 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 147 | 73 | 70 |
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