Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | N 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 26 | 160 | 3 | 421 | 440 | 388 | 484 | 325 | 332 | 365 | 408 | 342 | 291 | 205 | 173 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.21m | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:53PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:31PM0.19m | 8:34AM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 26 | 160 | 8 | 421 | 440 | 388 | 484 | 325 | 332 | 365 | 408 | 342 | 291 | 205 | 173 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 132 | 117 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 13 | WSW 8 | NE 12 | N 12 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 165 | 192 | 634 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1227 | 84 | 84 | 1222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | 70 | 81 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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