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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
5
0.9
W
9
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
311
241
205
181
140
126
131
125
125
206
145
148
107
91
89
70
65
70
70
70
69
67
67
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:27PM1.20m
00:50AM1.18m
1:21PM1.29m
1:43AM1.23m
2:10PM1.36m
2:32AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.15m
6:41PM0.16m
7:02AM0.09m
7:37PM0.09m
7:52AM0.04m
8:29PM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:20
9:19
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
18
22
22
22
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
21
20
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