
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
151 | 123 | 120 | 93 | 76 | 68 | 73 | 44 | 66 | 167 | 164 | 82 | 171 | 163 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 63 | 121 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.06m | 12:11PM1.22m | 00:37AM1.14m | 12:57PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.23m | 5:55AM0.20m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:42AM0.11m | 7:17PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 10 |
101 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 35 | 167 | 164 | 53 | 171 | 163 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 63 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 11 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 |
21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 73 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 82 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NNE 13 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 66 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — |
151 | 123 | 120 | 93 | 76 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 132 | 292 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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