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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
15.7° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
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 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
169 | 143 | 132 | 96 | 390 | 847 | 1075 | 1192 | 1100 | 1045 | 1010 | 1103 | 1530 | 1455 | 1351 | 1179 | 1148 | 831 | 785 | 588 | 562 | 584 | 578 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.96m | 11:08PM1.13m | 11:41AM1.03m | 11:54PM1.17m | 12:23PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.28m | 4:52PM0.31m | 5:38AM0.21m | 5:43PM0.25m | 6:18AM0.16m | 6:25PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 169 | 143 | 132 | 96 | 390 | 847 | 1075 | 1192 | 1100 | 1045 | 1010 | 1103 | 1530 | 1455 | 1351 | 1179 | 1148 | 831 | 785 | 588 | 562 | 584 | 578 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 11 | ENE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 68 | 47 | 72 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 6 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 14 | N 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 31 | 94 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
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