- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 29 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
16.1° 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 2PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | |
972 | 1087 | 1107 | 1130 | 1027 | 1009 | 1788 | 1873 | 1822 | 1772 | 1823 | 2484 | 2248 | 2180 | 1892 | 1600 | 1062 | 889 | 748 | 633 | 521 | 422 | 319 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.15m | 1:08AM1.21m | 1:32PM1.19m | 1:41AM1.20m | 2:04PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.13m | 7:01PM0.18m | 7:22AM0.11m | 7:35PM0.16m | 7:51AM0.10m | 8:08PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:46 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 972 | 1087 | 1107 | 1130 | 1027 | 1009 | 1788 | 1873 | 1822 | 1772 | 1823 | 2484 | 2248 | 2180 | 1892 | 1600 | 1062 | 889 | 748 | 633 | 521 | 422 | 319 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 178 | 346 | 586 | 632 | 689 | 795 | 580 | 563 | 460 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 52 | 107 | 156 | 149 | 126 | 126 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNW 20 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 344 | 642 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 132 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 318 | 318 | 81 | 291 | 1222 | 123 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest