Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
1.8
N
11
1.7
N
10
1.7
N
11
1.7
N
12
1.7
N
12
2
N
13
2.1
N
14
2.1
N
14
2
N
14
2
N
14
1.9
N
13
1.8
N
13
1.5
N
13
1.4
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2788
2684
2243
1950
1635
1456
979
783
601
698
776
805
1285
1768
1768
1559
1472
1275
1110
749
623
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:17PM1.20m
4:44AM1.17m
5:05PM1.10m
5:38AM1.08m
6:07PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.13m
10:27PM0.14m
10:53AM0.21m
11:16PM0.23m
11:55AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:37
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Temp °C
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
16
15
17
18
20
25
24
22
22
22
22
23
25
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