Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 647 | 1752 | 1531 | 1401 | 1157 | 1098 | 816 | 835 | 828 | 821 | 690 | 595 | 459 | 388 | 363 | 356 | 312 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16PM0.96m | 11:28AM1.10m | 11:54PM1.05m | 12:04PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.32m | 5:11AM0.32m | 5:45PM0.22m | 5:51AM0.23m | 6:20PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 923 | 647 | 1752 | 1531 | 1401 | 1157 | 1098 | 816 | 835 | 828 | 821 | 690 | 595 | 459 | 388 | 363 | 356 | 312 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 4 | S 13 | WSW 4 | NNW 16 | N 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 116 | 104 | 62 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 113 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | N 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 245 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 123 | 123 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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