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 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
6
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
NNW
15
0.5
N
14
0.6
N
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
39
34
21
20
11
7
18
42
104
121
127
150
140
164
176
88
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:26AM0.90m
6:51PM0.81m
7:52AM0.84m
8:38PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.41m
12:40PM0.49m
1:03AM0.49m
2:22PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
20
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
22
20
19
19
20
21
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