Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 153 | 131 | 131 | 228 | 171 | 167 | 163 | 137 | 146 | 125 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.00m | 8:39AM0.95m | 9:13PM0.97m | 10:08AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.39m | 3:39AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 153 | 131 | 131 | 19 | 171 | 167 | 163 | 137 | 146 | 125 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 87 | 82 | 28 | 24 | 228 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 14 | 147 | 147 | 1221 | 146 | 146 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 |
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