Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 186 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 176 | 177 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 122 | 873 | 759 | 641 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13PM0.97m | 10:08AM0.99m | 10:39PM1.01m | 11:22AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.39m | 3:39AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.35m | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:41PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 182 | 186 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 176 | 177 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 122 | 49 | 47 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | NNE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | W 7 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 82 | 293 | 392 | 873 | 759 | 641 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 292 | 292 | 70 |
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