Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.3°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
93
76
68
56
44
66
167
100
82
171
163
125
92
92
63
121
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47PM1.06m
12:11PM1.22m
00:37AM1.14m
12:57PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.20m
6:34PM0.13m
6:42AM0.11m
7:17PM0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
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