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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
190
160
108
84
104
99
55
61
51
49
47
36
27
30
23
23
27
25
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:43PM1.40m
4:05AM1.19m
4:28PM1.36m
4:50AM1.14m
5:13PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.04m
10:08AM0.05m
10:50PM0.09m
10:52AM0.11m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:17
9:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
19
23
24
25
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
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