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 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
N
9
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.8
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1110
952
706
561
416
341
259
203
183
188
168
154
120
120
85
70
56
54
53
63
122
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
10:05AM1.00m
10:43PM0.97m
11:17AM1.11m
11:47PM1.06m
12:11PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.34m
4:56AM0.29m
5:42PM0.23m
5:55AM0.20m
6:34PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
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