Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 247 | 372 | 402 | 446 | 348 | 335 | 314 | 261 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 73 | 101 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 125 | 151 | 164 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.04m | 10:22AM1.02m | 10:45PM1.08m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:51PM1.13m | 12:27PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.26m | 4:29PM0.31m | 5:06AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.24m | 6:07AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 247 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 348 | 335 | 314 | 261 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 64 | 73 | 101 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 151 | 164 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNE 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | W 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 38 | 4 | 57 | 38 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 43 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 82 | 125 | 82 | 82 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 29 | 44 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 39 | — | 372 | 402 | 446 | 37 | — | — | 29 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 14 | 146 | 148 | 1242 | 1242 | 1617 | 1616 | 1242 | 1242 | 1251 | 1242 | 1238 | 146 | 1251 | 1251 | 146 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 84 | 81 | 123 |
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