Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 171 | 167 | 213 | 213 | 182 | 200 | 194 | 151 | 161 | 147 | 169 | 147 | 161 | 161 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 49 | 853 | 725 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.95m | 9:13PM0.97m | 10:08AM0.99m | 10:39PM1.01m | 11:22AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.39m | 3:39AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.35m | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:41PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 171 | 167 | 213 | 213 | 182 | 200 | 194 | 151 | 161 | 147 | 169 | 147 | 161 | 161 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 49 | 47 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | W 6 | W 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 27 | — | 19 | — | 22 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 112 | 219 | 452 | 825 | 853 | 725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 292 | 84 | 292 | 1226 |
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