Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 230 | 213 | 172 | 181 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 144 | 140 | 156 | 166 | 192 | 240 | 417 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.99m | 12:49PM1.11m | 1:02AM1.06m | 1:22PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.34m | 6:31AM0.27m | 7:01PM0.26m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 164 | 154 | 162 | 155 | 148 | 115 | 129 | 109 | 93 | 78 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | S 12 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | S 11 | N 14 | N 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 143 | 230 | 213 | 172 | 181 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 144 | 140 | 156 | 166 | 192 | 240 | 417 | 477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 291 | 1226 | 129 | 1222 | 318 | 318 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1221 | 1242 | 1242 | 1242 |
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