Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2267
1968
1765
1702
1610
1396
1110
952
706
527
416
341
259
243
256
256
215
191
163
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14PM0.92m
10:05AM1.00m
10:43PM0.97m
11:17AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.40m
3:35AM0.37m
4:34PM0.34m
4:56AM0.29m
5:42PM0.23m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
22
22
26
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
25
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