Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 776 | 686 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 365 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 379 | 1408 | 1974 | 1968 | 1944 | 1657 | 1399 | 1240 | 1158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.12m | 00:31AM1.06m | 12:46PM1.20m | 1:04AM1.14m | 1:17PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.23m | 6:31AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.14m | 7:03AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 776 | 686 | 556 | 268 | 353 | 280 | 365 | 198 | 192 | 103 | 379 | 1408 | 1974 | 1968 | 1944 | 1657 | 1399 | 1240 | 1158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | NNW 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | N 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 19 | 205 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 85 | 92 | 189 | 99 | 226 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NW 13 | NNW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 499 | 913 | 875 | 839 | 957 | 823 | 605 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 123 | 129 | 371 | 269 | 292 | 1222 | 1222 |
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