Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 189 | 180 | 200 | 264 | 260 | 422 | 1738 | 1485 | 1190 | 1814 | 1649 | 1444 | 1659 | 1638 | 1521 | 1046 | 890 | 679 | 537 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:31PM0.94m | 8:28AM0.95m | 9:14PM0.92m | 10:05AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.38m | 1:56AM0.37m | 2:57PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.37m | 4:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 189 | 180 | 200 | 264 | 260 | 225 | 1738 | 1485 | 1190 | 1814 | 1649 | 1444 | 1659 | 1638 | 1521 | 1046 | 890 | 679 | 537 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 64 | 239 | 277 | 252 | 228 | 174 | 166 | 151 | 121 | 103 | 67 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | N 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 11 | WSW 7 | S 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 132 | 125 | 85 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 422 | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 13 | 104 | 130 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 70 | 84 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
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