Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 135 | 318 | 413 | 409 | 480 | 372 | 367 | 365 | 365 | 351 | 328 | 277 | 264 | 259 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.16m | 1:58AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.21m | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:53PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:31PM0.19m | 8:34AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 135 | 318 | 413 | 409 | 480 | 372 | 367 | 365 | 365 | 351 | 328 | 277 | 264 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 81 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 7 | N 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | WSW 8 | S 10 | SW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 12 | N 12 | S 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 71 | 154 | 87 | 101 | 136 | 205 | 176 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 259 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 1237 | 1227 | 1227 | 84 | 84 | 1237 | 132 | 1227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 |
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