Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
244
191
214
146
138
186
148
136
136
142
179
183
186
186
186
181
181
145
207
168
250
258
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
0
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM1.23m
4:46AM1.10m
5:04PM1.19m
5:27AM1.06m
5:45PM1.14m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.14m
10:43PM0.16m
10:46AM0.18m
11:21PM0.19m
11:27AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
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