Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.9° 

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.4
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
26
160
3
421
440
388
484
325
332
365
408
342
291
205
173
181
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
45
S
45
S
35
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58AM1.09m
2:21PM1.21m
2:31AM1.12m
2:53PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.23m
8:02AM0.16m
8:31PM0.19m
8:34AM0.13m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
 mm
6
1
6
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
14
14
19
23
23
25
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
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