Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | N 9 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 70 | 64 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 123 | 113 | 132 | 134 | 108 | 92 | 65 | 65 | 112 | 114 | 93 | 96 | 133 | 162 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.31m | 3:43AM1.21m | 3:58PM1.28m | 4:20AM1.17m | 4:36PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:44AM0.09m | 10:11PM0.09m | 10:22AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 70 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 48 | 123 | 113 | 132 | 134 | 108 | 92 | 65 | 65 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 133 | 162 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | S 18 | N 9 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 96 | 39 | 140 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 15 | S 8 | N 10 | S 18 | NNE 7 | S 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 97 | 11 | 93 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 58 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 112 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 70 | 1221 | 132 | 123 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 292 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 |
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