Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
12
2.2
NE
11
2
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NE
9
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1438
1141
901
763
603
488
450
404
315
286
220
161
154
188
165
152
123
141
131
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:46PM0.91m
12:13PM1.03m
00:27AM0.99m
12:49PM1.11m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.42m
5:52AM0.35m
6:27PM0.34m
6:31AM0.27m
7:01PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:36
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
19
20
23
23
25
21
20
17
18
16
16
18
18
18
18
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