Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
1
W
8
0.7
N
9
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
49
118
104
76
74
71
68
65
49
49
51
66
84
110
131
116
130
78
107
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:40PM0.93m
7:19AM0.89m
7:46PM0.84m
8:45AM0.85m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.39m
00:53AM0.40m
1:29PM0.47m
2:03AM0.47m
3:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:43
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
24
25
25
24
25
23
22
22
22
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
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