Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 66 | 84 | 110 | 135 | 90 | 148 | 190 | 187 | 173 | 158 | 95 | 668 | 1100 | 1578 | 2444 | 2740 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46PM0.84m | 8:45AM0.85m | 9:23PM0.81m | 10:20AM0.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.47m | 3:05PM0.52m | 3:39AM0.48m | 4:43PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 54 | 84 | 110 | 131 | 90 | 83 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 158 | 74 | 668 | 1100 | 1578 | 2444 | 2740 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 15 | W 9 | S 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 11 | WNW 6 | NE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 106 | 55 | 125 | 19 | 12 | 53 | 119 | 155 | 150 | 104 | 95 | 51 | 261 | 99 | 92 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 15 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 66 | 30 | 20 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 34 | 33 | 104 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 94 | 135 | 63 | 148 | 190 | 187 | 173 | 2 | 46 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 147 | 1226 | 1221 | 1227 | 1226 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
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