Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.9° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1332
1158
1018
984
861
831
831
650
560
489
471
386
386
378
457
457
419
323
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:17PM1.28m
1:36AM1.21m
1:49PM1.33m
2:09AM1.26m
2:22PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.07m
7:36AM0.07m
8:01PM0.01m
8:10AM0.04m
8:34PM-0.01m
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:46
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7:47
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7:45
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 mm
6
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2
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
18
19
Feels °C
10
13
14
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
13
13
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