Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 392 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 275 | 216 | 208 | 163 | 456 | 416 | 269 | 188 | 181 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 86 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 59 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM0.99m | 10:24AM0.94m | 10:39PM0.98m | 11:19AM0.98m | 11:31PM0.98m | 12:06PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.33m | 4:28PM0.40m | 4:59AM0.32m | 5:26PM0.38m | 5:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 17 | N 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 407 | 392 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 275 | 216 | 208 | 163 | 22 | 5 | 269 | 188 | 181 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 86 | 67 | 65 | 55 | 59 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 17 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 51 | 72 | 80 | 456 | 416 | 39 | 70 | 62 | 78 | 64 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 129 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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