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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
65
111
143
119
147
172
197
197
193
160
156
156
156
138
138
145
152
129
129
120
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22AM0.90m
8:45PM0.91m
9:37AM0.89m
10:00PM0.88m
10:49AM0.92m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.44m
3:08AM0.41m
3:47PM0.47m
4:19AM0.41m
5:02PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
19
18
20
19
19
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