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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
NNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)121313121212111111101010101212121212111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)265350408359341324338389440400377279194260428414314303223182123121119202
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
55
S
50
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
1.07
4:32AM
1.22
4:54PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.12
5:43PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.15
10:08PM
0.17
10:55AM
0.22
10:52PM
0.26
11:41AM
0.30
11:41PM
0.34
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-8:12-------8:11-------8:11------
Sunset---5:49-------5:50-------5:51----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------11-------332---1
Temp. °C161617171717171717181717171717171716161818181817
Feels °C (?)999101091111121413141412111110971113141514
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