Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 136 | 140 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 50 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.13m | 12:35PM1.29m | 00:59AM1.20m | 1:13PM1.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.12m | 6:23AM0.14m | 6:55PM0.06m | 7:02AM0.09m | 7:30PM0.02m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 136 | 140 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 50 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 12 | ESE 4 | S 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNW 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 10 | S 12 | SSW 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 138 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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