Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 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 | W 8 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 60 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.18m | 6:24AM1.00m | 6:45PM1.08m | 7:18AM0.94m | 7:39PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.23m | 12:24PM0.29m | 1:08AM0.31m | 1:19PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 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 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 60 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 291 | 123 | 1226 | 1226 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 129 | 1221 | 291 | 291 | 371 | 291 |
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