Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 163 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 68 | 121 | 148 | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 126 | 129 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.32m | 1:19AM1.21m | 1:37PM1.38m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:15PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.11m | 7:17PM0.05m | 7:23AM0.04m | 7:56PM-0.00m | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:31PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 163 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 68 | 121 | 148 | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 126 | 129 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 76 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 58 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | W 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 35 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 70 |
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