Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
13
3
NE
13
3
NE
13
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.3
NE
12
2.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
90
130
159
144
132
116
119
773
974
1301
1565
2213
2576
2702
2577
2073
1902
1674
1333
1072
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM0.85m
9:23PM0.81m
10:20AM0.87m
10:49PM0.84m
11:27AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.52m
3:39AM0.48m
4:43PM0.49m
5:00AM0.43m
5:45PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
23
24
20
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
20
21
21
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