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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
0.9
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)101212121211111111111112121212131313891010911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23926055452744940033521515415111923023023721318722926946810201470146311242768
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.12
5:43PM
0.94
6:06AM
1.02
6:41PM
0.89
7:03AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.26
11:41AM
0.30
11:41PM
0.34
12:32PM
0.36
12:39AM
0.42
1:31PM
0.40
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----8:11-------8:11-------8:11--
Sunset-------5:51-------5:52-------5:52
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
------123351-652-1------
Temp. °C171717161717171717171717181717171815151515151516
Feels °C (?)141312101199810121111111089119788767
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