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 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
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1
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
NW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
NW
15
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
260
217
199
199
199
190
261
582
882
2940
3082
2815
2412
2094
1430
1223
1211
1077
893
843
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:14
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7:13
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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
21
23
24
23
24
22
22
22
22
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
19
17
14
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