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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° 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 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 734 | 7314 | 6375 | 4026 | 3055 | 3128 | 6021 | 10891 | 12358 | 13824 | 16691 | 21804 | 26348 | 24696 | 20664 | 15684 | 11893 | 8748 | 6483 | 5488 | 3695 | 4527 | 4093 | 1360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 0.94 | 6:06AM 1.09 | 6:43PM 0.89 | 7:11AM 1.03 | 7:55PM 0.88 | 8:16AM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 0.28 | 11:36PM 0.31 | 12:43PM 0.33 | 12:42AM 0.37 | 1:49PM 0.35 | 1:53AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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