Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2230 | 2249 | 2766 | 3617 | 4002 | 3689 | 3191 | 2968 | 2850 | 2526 | 2204 | 1992 | 1635 | 1456 | 1100 | 783 | 969 | 826 | 988 | 1318 | 1629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.28m | 3:59AM1.23m | 4:17PM1.20m | 4:44AM1.17m | 5:05PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.07m | 9:46PM0.06m | 10:05AM0.13m | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:53AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 2249 | 2766 | 3617 | 4002 | 3689 | 3191 | 2968 | 2850 | 2526 | 2204 | 1992 | 1635 | 1456 | 1100 | 783 | 969 | 826 | 988 | 1318 | 1629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 304 | 214 | 111 | 86 | 63 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 251 | 355 | 24 | 192 | 163 | 117 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1226 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 146 | 146 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 123 | 123 |
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