Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 +00
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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 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
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!
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3
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)101010101414131313121112121212121312121212161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5004103733268459158509581126134414191388159518862173270829762622238021731886445640413078
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
NNW
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.87
7:48AM
0.78
8:55PM
0.87
9:35AM
0.80
10:13PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.46
1:43AM
0.52
2:04PM
0.49
3:27AM
0.50
3:37PM
0.45
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-8:24-------8:25-------8:27------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151515171715141312111111121112121212121313
Feels °C (?)161616141312131412966667991112108787
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