Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 92 | 93 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 129 | 149 | 129 | 163 | 220 | 184 | 167 | 181 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 125 | 126 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.08m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:51PM1.13m | 12:27PM1.20m | 00:50AM1.18m | 1:21PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.24m | 6:07AM0.15m | 6:41PM0.16m | 7:02AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 204 | 200 | 145 | 106 | 77 | 93 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 129 | 149 | 129 | 107 | 220 | 184 | 167 | 181 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 125 | 126 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 92 | 71 | 62 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 93 | 117 | 163 | 99 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 98 | 100 | 102 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 25 | 55 | 52 | 5 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1616 | 146 | 146 | 318 | 1238 | 1251 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 269 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
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