Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 +00
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
!
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
11
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
W
11
1.9
NNW
16
2
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
940
909
993
1271
1447
1233
1293
954
834
785
647
562
658
824
917
1046
1046
1190
1320
1212
1762
1811
1716
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
30
W
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:41AM1.03m
11:54PM1.17m
12:23PM1.09m
00:33AM1.20m
12:59PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.21m
5:43PM0.25m
6:18AM0.16m
6:25PM0.21m
6:51AM0.13m
7:01PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
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8:42
8:43
8:44
8:45
2
2
5
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
15
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
12
13
11
8
8
8
9
7
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
11
0.1
NE
7
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
1
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.9
NNW
16
2
NNW
15
Energy kJ
1100
940
909
993
1271
1447
1233
1293
954
834
785
647
562
658
2
917
1046
1046
407
586
632
668
1811
1716
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
N
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.6
NNW
18
1
NNW
17
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
Energy kJ
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
173
135
6
88
88
88
2
2
40
176
20
45
263
556
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
NNW
20
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
10
12
4
9
9
9
2
8
10
10
8
6
2
2
3
6
5
4
4
38
34
33
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
3
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
0.8
SSW
5
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
Energy kJ
31
53
62
52
41
28
27
27
22
37
3
824
783
31
1190
1320
1212
1762
1299
1459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
123
123
123
132
132
84
84
84
84
0
14
0
0
81
70
14
123
73
70
14
70
147
14
70
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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