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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
463
412
402
315
275
487
439
454
375
320
386
360
374
310
304
298
269
263
214
197
197
189
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:12PM1.31m
1:34AM1.21m
1:57PM1.38m
2:18AM1.25m
2:39PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.10m
7:31PM0.07m
7:40AM0.03m
8:16PM0.01m
8:23AM-0.00m
8:58PM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
27
27
25
25
27
26
27
27
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