Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2139 | 2181 | 1708 | 1594 | 1207 | 1066 | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 265 | 260 | 220 | 251 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.02m | 5:16PM0.90m | 5:52AM0.94m | 6:12PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.31m | 11:12AM0.39m | 11:19PM0.39m | 12:09PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2139 | 2181 | 1708 | 1594 | 1207 | 1066 | 871 | 715 | 626 | 508 | 405 | 347 | 265 | 186 | 220 | 251 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 7 | NE 7 | WSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | W 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 752 | 563 | 495 | 439 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 76 | 21 | 45 | 15 | 24 | 125 | 260 | 193 | 150 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 54 | 78 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 4 | SW 6 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 148 | 160 | 145 | 394 | 372 | 382 | 15 | 97 | 28 | 88 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 132 | 123 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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