Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 158 | 150 | 113 | 187 | 242 | 365 | 412 | 392 | 359 | 270 | 265 | 214 | 146 | 111 | 109 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:35AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.37m | 3:10AM1.26m | 3:25PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:31PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.01m | 9:05PM0.01m | 9:13AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 158 | 150 | 113 | 132 | 129 | 365 | 412 | 392 | 359 | 270 | 265 | 214 | 146 | 111 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 38 | 33 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 64 | 79 | 187 | 242 | 104 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 109 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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