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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 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
16.7° 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 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414141313121212121211111111999991114161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)621152964238348930282208214218062318210818151549148412126065525644614786901368168415801860
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
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		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.02
12:25AM
1.12
12:36PM
1.07
1:01AM
1.18
1:10PM
1.11
1:34AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.32
6:06PM
0.24
6:35AM
0.27
6:42PM
0.18
7:10AM
0.22
7:15PM
0.13
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-8:11-------8:10-------8:10------
Sunset---5:58-------5:59-------6:00----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C141414141414131314141414151515151614131312121212
Feels °C (?)910101099768888101112131499878910
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