Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 187 | 164 | 125 | 122 | 146 | 375 | 518 | 567 | 488 | 371 | 256 | 211 | 197 | 90 | 183 | 156 | 135 | 107 | 88 | 141 | 154 | 131 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.14m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:39PM1.22m | 00:58AM1.24m | 1:29PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.14m | 5:51PM0.20m | 6:21AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.13m | 7:11AM0.04m | 7:41PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 187 | 164 | 125 | 122 | 146 | 87 | 84 | 51 | 488 | 371 | 256 | 211 | 197 | 72 | 183 | 156 | 135 | 107 | 88 | 141 | 154 | 60 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 134 | 123 | 119 | 114 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 90 | 72 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 59 | 26 | 24 | 52 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 56 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 46 | 44 | 64 | 62 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 375 | 518 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 41 | 72 | 84 | 85 | 131 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 132 | 70 | 70 |
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