Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 129 | 145 | 129 | 149 | 150 | 235 | 264 | 204 | 201 | 181 | 140 | 143 | 154 | 138 | 122 | 155 | 197 | 132 | 123 | 102 | 89 | 70 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.13m | 12:27PM1.20m | 00:50AM1.18m | 1:21PM1.29m | 1:43AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.24m | 6:07AM0.15m | 6:41PM0.16m | 7:02AM0.09m | 7:37PM0.09m | 7:52AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | NNE 8 | W 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 129 | 145 | 129 | 149 | 129 | 235 | 264 | 204 | 201 | 181 | 140 | 109 | 108 | 113 | 122 | 123 | 126 | 132 | 107 | 102 | 89 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | SW 6 | NNE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | W 9 | S 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 44 | 43 | 19 | 93 | 150 | 107 | 88 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 56 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 52 | 155 | 46 | 126 | 123 | 91 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 18 | N 8 | S 18 | S 18 | N 8 | N 8 | S 16 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 35 | 51 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 98 | 143 | 154 | 138 | 103 | 33 | 197 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 269 | 123 | 269 | 295 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 129 | 81 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 |
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