Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
304
304
239
192
212
224
281
304
300
281
260
270
263
197
149
118
92
70
54
39
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM1.30m
2:37AM1.20m
2:53PM1.32m
3:09AM1.21m
3:24PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.09m
8:34PM0.08m
8:38AM0.06m
9:05PM0.06m
9:10AM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
19
21
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
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