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 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.8
NNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.4
NNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
42
43
42
61
161
177
127
106
160
223
334
194
220
170
144
151
258
348
250
286
328
322
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
N
20
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:13PM1.07m
7:56AM0.95m
8:17PM1.05m
9:09AM0.97m
9:31PM1.04m
10:22AM1.02m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.28m
1:56PM0.35m
2:49AM0.28m
3:12PM0.35m
3:59AM0.26m
4:29PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:21
9:21
 mm
2
2
1
4
4
3
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
23
25
20
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
18
17
16
18
20
20
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