Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2805 | 3105 | 2815 | 2191 | 1945 | 1417 | 1242 | 951 | 878 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 496 | 428 | 251 | 184 | 499 | 332 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.78m | 8:42AM0.88m | 9:23PM0.80m | 9:57AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.51m | 1:51AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.49m | 3:22AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 2805 | 3105 | 2815 | 2191 | 1945 | 1417 | 1242 | 951 | 878 | 730 | 680 | 617 | 496 | 428 | 214 | 173 | 105 | 176 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 31 | 106 | 137 | 32 | 123 | 158 | 156 | 106 | 111 | 233 | 259 | 256 | 237 | 251 | 184 | 96 | 103 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | S 10 | NNW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 72 | 104 | 71 | 65 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 8 | 91 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 66 | 499 | 332 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 81 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 123 | 123 | 146 | 146 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 1221 |
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