Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 +00
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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
16.1° 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 4AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121112111112131314141515141414131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2211261237682969300147976030644181941121312825119061006382956308471837432897267628692966281425211847
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
55
SSW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:31
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--51-----------------132
Temp. °C171714151413131413141313141414151515151515161515
Feels °C (?)989966556878997898899101113
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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