Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 186 | 177 | 160 | 151 | 131 | 126 | 125 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 157 | 189 | 189 | 210 | 239 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.05m | 6:14PM1.03m | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:31PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.22m | 11:58AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 186 | 177 | 160 | 151 | 131 | 126 | 125 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 157 | 189 | 189 | 210 | 239 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 157 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 150 | 106 | 99 | 93 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 70 | 70 |
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