Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 4 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is

20.7°C

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	2	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	2	1	!	!	4	!	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 12	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	NNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	277	367	373	426	533	1594	1843	2017	1976	2039	1776	1839	1727	1595	1835	2395	1980	909	2914	1981	969	801
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	NNE	NE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				10:58PM1.10m					11:09AM1.20m				11:37PM1.16m				11:47AM1.22m				00:13AM1.20m
Low Tide		4:51PM0.15m				5:00AM0.21m					5:28PM0.11m				5:41AM0.17m				6:02PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	1	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	18
Feels °C	14	13	13	11	12	13	13	10	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	11	12	15	15	8	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 12	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	S 12
kJ	196	151	141	138	138	1594	1843	2017	1976	2039	1776	1839	1727	1595	1835	2395	1980	909	2914	1981	969	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 13	NW 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SW 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 12	S 12
kJ	134	85	28	43	53	124	101	99	65	62	46	46	45	45	34	35	34	299	33	33	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	S 13	NNW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 12	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	WNW 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12
kJ	3	12	18	11	11	11	11	17	17	17	11	36	14	14	31	31	31	561	30	29	46	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 9	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 11	SSE 6	SSW 6	—	—	NNE 7	NNW 7
kJ	277	367	373	426	533	705	—	—	1	—	—	—	19	69	143	9	31	80	—	—	444	801
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	147	147	146	146	14	14	14	70	70	70	70	70	70	84	132	132	138	0	123	304	269	291
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4

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