Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2788 | 2684 | 2243 | 1950 | 1635 | 1456 | 979 | 783 | 601 | 698 | 776 | 805 | 1285 | 1768 | 1768 | 1559 | 1472 | 1275 | 1110 | 749 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.20m | 4:44AM1.17m | 5:05PM1.10m | 5:38AM1.08m | 6:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.13m | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:53AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2788 | 2684 | 2243 | 1950 | 1635 | 1456 | 979 | 783 | 601 | 698 | 776 | 805 | 1285 | 1768 | 1768 | 1559 | 1472 | 1275 | 1110 | 749 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 251 | 355 | 254 | 163 | 142 | 117 | 19 | 96 | 103 | 17 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | W 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 116 | 149 | 104 | 1 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 81 | 70 | 84 | 84 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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