Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
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!
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2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
13
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
12
1.6
NW
16
2.3
NW
16
3
NW
15
3
NW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
214
190
171
1170
2475
3577
3695
3419
2775
2035
1730
1583
1131
880
918
948
878
698
686
556
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:54AM0.93m
11:17PM0.89m
11:39AM1.02m
11:57PM0.98m
12:14PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.42m
5:18AM0.37m
5:55PM0.33m
5:57AM0.28m
6:28PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
23
24
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