Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 457 | 457 | 471 | 323 | 669 | 427 | 492 | 492 | 478 | 1905 | 990 | 1147 | 1018 | 1108 | 1115 | 1894 | 1957 | 2521 | 2918 | 3804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:44AM1.28m | 2:57PM1.33m | 3:20AM1.27m | 3:35PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.04m | 8:34PM-0.01m | 8:45AM0.04m | 9:09PM0.01m | 9:23AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 14 | N 14 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | N 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | N 13 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 378 | 457 | 457 | 471 | 320 | 669 | 427 | 414 | 492 | 478 | 305 | 253 | 277 | 227 | 348 | 486 | 156 | 357 | 2521 | 2918 | 3804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | W 9 | SSE 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 323 | 279 | 412 | 492 | 319 | 256 | 11 | 13 | 104 | 171 | 168 | 162 | 46 | 24 | 257 | 23 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 16 | N 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 22 | 127 | 176 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 215 | 410 | 452 | 446 | 1905 | 990 | 1147 | 1018 | 1108 | 1115 | 1894 | 1957 | — | 171 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 0 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 295 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1226 | 1226 | 1227 | 1226 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 146 |
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