Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 347 | 317 | 260 | 217 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 190 | 261 | 582 | 882 | 2940 | 3082 | 2670 | 2065 | 1975 | 1430 | 1325 | 1317 | 992 | 730 | 893 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM0.82m | 7:05AM0.88m | 7:42PM0.78m | 8:42AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.47m | 00:20AM0.46m | 1:37PM0.51m | 1:51AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 405 | 347 | 317 | 210 | 217 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 190 | 144 | 582 | 878 | 2940 | 3082 | 2670 | 2065 | 1975 | 1430 | 1325 | 1317 | 992 | 730 | 893 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 13 | W 8 | NW 15 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 11 | W 11 | ENE 10 | W 10 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 32 | 192 | 260 | 193 | 150 | 156 | 111 | 95 | 261 | 132 | 882 | 51 | 37 | 64 | 89 | 89 | 75 | 158 | 149 | 83 | 73 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 16 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | N 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | N 16 | ENE 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 78 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 83 | 75 | 366 | 90 | 30 | 36 | 106 | 101 | 21 | 160 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 44 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 63 | 10 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 52 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 129 | 129 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 14 | 81 | 123 | 70 | 132 | 146 |
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