Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)131315141415151414131414141413131212181715151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1083111057311891374151114131187887722792602480361284215129125534735897930869822
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.97
10:38PM
1.14
11:07AM
1.05
11:24PM
1.22
11:49AM
1.13
12:03AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.21
5:11PM
0.21
5:47AM
0.13
5:52PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise6:46-------6:45-------6:43-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:15-------7:15----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131213131314141414151515151414141414151514141313
Feels °C (?)11912121111121110121110111111121211121212121113
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