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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Feb)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (08 Feb)20ft (6.0m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
W
6
W
6.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
W
6.5
W
7.5
W
7.5
W
7
W
6.5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212131917171616141313131313161818181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5750569561009434264672365721788170831560711839112091190411359979810676217463527934026286852452920564195221598714697
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.02
5:33PM
0.93
5:51AM
0.92
6:32PM
0.86
6:57AM
0.84
8:03PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.34
11:34PM
0.41
12:07PM
0.42
12:37AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.48
2:16AM
0.53
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset---6:23-------6:24-------6:25----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
11---1-11-1-11-------11-
Temp. °C181818181718181819191819181817171717171818171716
Feels °C (?)11111110101111111211810101010121211111110997
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