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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | |
444 | 930 | 899 | 1187 | 1556 | 1430 | 1644 | 2151 | 2403 | 2367 | 2872 | 1744 | 1566 | 1315 | 1107 | 919 | 856 | 1107 | 1465 | 2105 | 3560 | 5135 | 5512 | 5507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:09AM0.92m | 5:45PM0.98m | 5:59AM0.86m | 6:44PM0.95m | 7:08AM0.83m | 7:54PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.35m | 00:02AM0.43m | 12:08PM0.40m | 1:11AM0.46m | 1:16PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:54 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 |
 kJ | 246 | 280 | 313 | 11 | 10 | 288 | 167 | 10 | 10 | 350 | 2 | 511 | 104 | 100 | 75 | 255 | 249 | 138 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | N 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | N 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 444 | 930 | 899 | 1187 | 1556 | 1430 | 1644 | 2151 | 2403 | 2367 | 2872 | 1744 | 1566 | 1315 | 1107 | 919 | 856 | 1107 | 1465 | 2105 | 3560 | 5135 | 5512 | 5507 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1221 | 1221 | 1226 | 1222 | 1222 | 1254 | 1222 | 1222 | 1241 | 1254 | 1254 | 1257 | 1610 | 1257 | 1257 | 1257 | 1257 | 1254 | 1254 | 1254 | 1617 | 1587 | 1254 | 1242 |
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