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 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
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)
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
189
180
200
264
260
422
1738
1485
1190
1814
1649
1444
1659
1638
1521
1046
890
679
537
425
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:56AM0.98m
7:31PM0.94m
8:28AM0.95m
9:14PM0.92m
10:05AM1.00m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.38m
1:56AM0.37m
2:57PM0.40m
3:35AM0.37m
4:34PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
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