Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 404 | 315 | 286 | 200 | 223 | 201 | 172 | 189 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 171 | 125 | 117 | 121 | 125 | 149 | 153 | 405 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.03m | 00:27AM0.99m | 12:49PM1.11m | 1:02AM1.06m | 1:22PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.34m | 6:31AM0.27m | 7:01PM0.26m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 450 | 404 | 315 | 286 | 200 | 161 | 154 | 162 | 155 | 148 | 129 | 109 | 93 | 125 | 78 | 88 | 57 | 49 | 84 | 51 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 93 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 53 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | S 12 | NNE 10 | — | S 12 | N 16 | N 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 11 | N 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 29 | 61 | 83 | 115 | 223 | 201 | 172 | 189 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 171 | — | 117 | 121 | 125 | 149 | 153 | 405 | 397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 146 | 1226 | 129 | 129 | 1226 | 1226 | 1226 | 318 | 318 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1230 | 1221 | 1242 | 1242 | 1242 |
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