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 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
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4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
1.8
N
11
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
11
1.7
N
12
1.7
N
12
2
N
13
2.1
N
14
2.1
N
14
2.1
N
14
2.1
N
14
2
N
13
1.8
N
13
1.7
N
13
1.4
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3368
3138
2788
2684
2243
1992
1635
1456
1071
783
674
698
763
805
1265
1744
1744
1723
1650
1412
1110
946
613
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17PM1.20m
4:44AM1.17m
5:05PM1.10m
5:38AM1.08m
6:07PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.13m
10:27PM0.14m
10:53AM0.21m
11:16PM0.23m
11:55AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
19
20
18
16
16
16
15
16
17
20
22
24
21
19
20
22
22
22
21
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