Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
113
88
88
93
161
190
181
177
160
151
131
122
125
147
128
153
128
157
151
176
197
253
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM1.13m
5:50AM1.05m
6:14PM1.03m
6:56AM0.98m
7:31PM0.94m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.22m
11:35PM0.22m
11:58AM0.30m
00:33AM0.31m
1:13PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
28
28
29
28
26
26
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
23
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