Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 48 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:38PM0.96m | 11:02AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.05m | 11:52AM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.30m | 5:31PM0.20m | 5:38AM0.21m | 6:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 33 | 31 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 48 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 129 | 138 | 1226 | 1221 | 138 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 132 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest