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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | |
2958 | 2094 | 2648 | 1512 | 1470 | 455 | 692 | 512 | 386 | 377 | 319 | 313 | 267 | 276 | 259 | 505 | 452 | 379 | 279 | 212 | 169 | 135 | 106 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.05m | 8:13AM0.89m | 8:53PM1.04m | 9:42AM0.90m | 10:10PM1.07m | 10:51AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.34m | 2:07AM0.35m | 2:21PM0.38m | 3:38AM0.33m | 3:46PM0.36m | 4:47AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 2958 | 2094 | 2648 | 1512 | 1470 | 455 | 692 | 512 | 386 | 377 | 319 | 313 | 267 | 276 | 259 | 505 | 452 | 379 | 279 | 212 | 169 | 135 | 106 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 51 | 144 | 161 | 326 | 97 | 86 | 47 | 39 | 159 | 135 | 131 | 135 | 118 | 248 | 206 | 194 | 158 | 126 | 116 | 90 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 121 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 129 | 105 | 17 | 82 | 60 | 68 | 84 | 70 | 68 | 54 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1077 | 964 | 25 | 214 | 23 | 135 | 102 | 231 | 321 | 366 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1222 | 1222 | 147 | 147 | 70 | 84 | 132 | 292 | 292 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 132 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 146 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
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