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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
743 | 870 | 880 | 1652 | 1747 | 3001 | 3226 | 2454 | 2549 | 2354 | 2207 | 2145 | 1881 | 1719 | 1439 | 1255 | 1090 | 1047 | 1026 | 910 | 741 | 247 | 300 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.30m | 4:32AM1.14m | 5:02PM1.24m | 5:30AM1.05m | 6:02PM1.18m | 6:35AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.11m | 10:39AM0.14m | 11:27PM0.19m | 11:35AM0.22m | 00:34AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 15 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 8 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 743 | 870 | 880 | 131 | 265 | 17 | 31 | 2454 | 62 | 33 | 2207 | 2145 | 1881 | 193 | 1439 | 1255 | 1090 | 45 | 1026 | 910 | 225 | 247 | 210 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 15 | NNW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 69 | 69 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 98 | 146 | 21 | 146 | 143 | 64 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 211 | 300 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | N 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | S 15 | N 10 | S 15 | W 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 165 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 339 | 325 | 329 | 1652 | 1747 | 3001 | 3226 | 226 | 2549 | 2354 | 1760 | 78 | 47 | 1719 | 55 | 58 | 900 | 1047 | 63 | 740 | 741 | 242 | 60 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 148 | 147 | 70 | 1241 | 146 | 14 | 147 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 132 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
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