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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -01Forecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1599 | 1381 | 2595 | 3153 | 3615 | 7237 | 7305 | 6588 | 12270 | 22328 | 17069 | 12784 | 10415 | 8473 | 9898 | 9959 | 9531 | 9057 | 4908 | 8687 | 8329 | 7710 | 7597 | 6702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 1.06 | 11:34AM 1.04 | 12:02AM 1.10 | 12:12PM 1.07 | 12:38AM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06PM 0.27 | 5:30AM 0.32 | 5:43PM 0.23 | 6:08AM 0.28 | 6:18PM 0.20 | 6:45AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 |
| Sunset | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
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