Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 541 | 325 | 325 | 417 | 357 | 304 | 263 | 227 | 222 | 197 | 165 | 226 | 231 | 226 | 220 | 115 | 110 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.21m | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:53PM1.25m | 3:03AM1.13m | 3:24PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.19m | 8:34AM0.13m | 9:04PM0.16m | 9:05AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SSE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 397 | 541 | 325 | 325 | 417 | 357 | 304 | 263 | 227 | 222 | 197 | 165 | 226 | 7 | 226 | 220 | 115 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | NNE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 144 | 7 | 58 | 55 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | S 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NNW 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 231 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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