Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 680 | 617 | 504 | 624 | 251 | 184 | 221 | 382 | 380 | 425 | 826 | 821 | 692 | 964 | 874 | 717 | 1690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:23PM0.80m | 9:57AM0.93m | 10:30PM0.87m | 10:48AM1.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.42m | 4:25AM0.40m | 5:09PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 680 | 617 | 504 | 336 | 176 | 173 | 105 | 149 | 380 | 381 | 826 | 821 | 692 | 964 | 874 | 717 | 1690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 233 | 259 | 240 | 40 | 251 | 184 | 96 | 71 | 94 | 425 | 20 | 199 | 158 | 116 | 107 | 98 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 15 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | S 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 65 | 41 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 91 | 109 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 80 | 61 | 245 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 624 | 74 | 58 | 221 | 382 | 358 | 300 | 254 | 4 | 31 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 146 | 146 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 1221 | 291 | 123 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 132 | 123 |
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