Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
195
163
94
82
62
47
53
74
99
94
90
79
55
55
144
176
240
403
706
1380
2119
2425
1891
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:23AM1.16m
4:50PM1.31m
5:15AM1.09m
5:43PM1.25m
6:10AM1.02m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.08m
10:28AM0.09m
11:16PM0.13m
11:19AM0.16m
00:12AM0.19m
12:12PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:21
9:22
9:22
 mm
10
3
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
20
20
18
19
19
19
18
15
20
19
19
17
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.9
SW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
Energy kJ
54
32
31
58
82
62
47
53
74
99
94
90
79
55
55
50
50
105
134
157
152
144
108
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
53
54
54
31
56
40
39
32
29
71
49
47
46
14
30
52
78
49
34
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
W
9
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
2
9
9
43
31
37
37
25
31
31
24
20
11
3
3
2
2
9
10
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.6
NW
8
0.6
W
7
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
192
195
163
94
46
32
4
22
97
103
144
176
240
403
706
1380
2119
2425
1891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
70
73
14
14
14
14
14
14
0
0
81
0
84
14
146
146
70
70
146
148
147
1222
1222
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest