Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.0° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
15
0.5
N
14
0.6
N
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
82
82
78
57
56
39
34
21
20
11
9
21
42
106
121
127
150
140
167
176
90
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:50PM0.90m
6:26AM0.90m
6:51PM0.81m
7:52AM0.84m
8:38PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.39m
11:56PM0.41m
12:40PM0.49m
1:03AM0.49m
2:22PM0.54m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
19
20
20
20
20
21
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