Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | NE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.03m | 00:46AM1.00m | 1:12PM1.10m | 1:23AM1.05m | 1:47PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.33m | 6:45PM0.34m | 6:52AM0.27m | 7:23PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | — | S 10 | WSW 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 39 | 64 | 78 | 53 | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1221 | 1221 | 1226 | 1226 | 1598 | 1598 | 1598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1599 | 1599 | 1227 | 1227 |
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