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 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
9
1.2
NNE
11
1.7
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
412
358
347
302
580
575
500
480
388
363
304
304
245
248
248
297
370
328
319
274
285
253
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52PM1.26m
2:06AM1.17m
2:22PM1.30m
2:37AM1.20m
2:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.13m
8:04PM0.12m
8:07AM0.09m
8:34PM0.08m
8:38AM0.06m
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
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