
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
92 | 68 | 121 | 148 | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 132 | 132 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.32m | 1:19AM1.21m | 1:37PM1.38m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:15PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.05m | 7:23AM0.04m | 7:56PM-0.00m | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:31PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
92 | 68 | 121 | 148 | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 132 | 132 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 76 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 58 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
9 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 70 | 0 |
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