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 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
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!
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2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
12
1.6
NW
16
2.3
NW
16
3
NW
15
3
NW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
160
143
172
172
269
183
214
190
171
1170
2475
3402
3695
3419
2815
2158
1730
1583
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:19PM0.81m
10:54AM0.93m
11:17PM0.89m
11:39AM1.02m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.50m
4:23AM0.45m
5:15PM0.42m
5:18AM0.37m
5:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
19
22
22
21
22
22
22
24
22
22
22
23
20
22
22
21
21
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