Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 47 | 215 | 397 | 367 | 281 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.10m | 1:23AM1.05m | 1:47PM1.16m | 1:58AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:31PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 215 | 397 | 367 | 281 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 7 | N 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 122 | 170 | — | — | 47 | 46 | 38 | 27 | 78 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1598 | 14 | 14 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1599 | 1227 | 1227 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 0 |
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