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 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.8°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
331
325
318
269
275
272
269
210
226
175
414
396
384
462
425
294
277
261
186
186
151
135
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59PM1.22m
4:19AM1.16m
4:33PM1.12m
4:54AM1.08m
5:08PM1.01m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.11m
10:07PM0.14m
10:22AM0.20m
10:39PM0.22m
10:58AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
26
26
24
22
22
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
17
18
20
20
21
21
20
20
18
18
19
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