Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 -01
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal 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 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)121212121213131212121111111010101012121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301252256260265350408359341383284279279264271188234260379500314259185160
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
60
S
60
SSW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.30
4:08PM
1.07
4:32AM
1.22
4:54PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
0.10
10:10AM
0.15
10:08PM
0.17
10:55AM
0.22
10:52PM
0.26
11:41AM
0.30
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----8:12-------8:11-------8:11--
Sunset-------5:49-------5:50-------5:51
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------1-------121
Temp. °C161516161615171717171717171718171717171717171718
Feels °C (?)1091010989101091111121315141311111097811
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