Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 386 | 1408 | 1974 | 1939 | 1805 | 1657 | 1427 | 1332 | 1158 | 1138 | 984 | 814 | 799 | 750 | 638 | 499 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.20m | 1:04AM1.14m | 1:17PM1.28m | 1:36AM1.21m | 1:49PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.14m | 7:03AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.07m | 7:36AM0.07m | 8:01PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 333 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 386 | 1408 | 1974 | 1939 | 1805 | 1657 | 1427 | 1332 | 1158 | 1138 | 984 | 814 | 799 | 750 | 638 | 499 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 98 | 106 | 84 | 88 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 187 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | S 12 | E 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 82 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 810 | 749 | 666 | 612 | 679 | 637 | 494 | 362 | 248 | 189 | 200 | 172 | 161 | 167 | 145 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 129 | 291 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 269 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 1222 | 1221 | 1221 |
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