Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 304 | 298 | 269 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.25m | 2:39PM1.42m | 2:59AM1.25m | 3:19PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.01m | 8:23AM-0.00m | 8:58PM-0.01m | 9:03AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 358 | 304 | 298 | 269 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 77 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 45 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | S 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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