Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 380 | 348 | 341 | 299 | 154 | 223 | 199 | 163 | 144 | 75 | 167 | 198 | 168 | 100 | 103 | 79 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 76 | 71 | 50 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.36m | 3:32AM1.22m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:23AM1.16m | 4:50PM1.31m | 5:15AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:39AM0.05m | 10:21PM0.08m | 10:28AM0.09m | 11:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 284 | 192 | 157 | 150 | 154 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 81 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 66 | 103 | 79 | 61 | 40 | 33 | 76 | 71 | 50 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 147 | 34 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 75 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 31 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 408 | 380 | 348 | 341 | 299 | 37 | 223 | 199 | 163 | 144 | 144 | 167 | 198 | 168 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1242 | 1230 | 70 | 132 | 70 | 14 | 1221 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 70 |
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