Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
19.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.5
NNW
12
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
335
408
327
304
300
306
187
148
204
163
144
75
172
195
124
173
124
105
77
61
56
59
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
3:09PM1.36m
3:32AM1.22m
3:59PM1.35m
4:23AM1.16m
4:50PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.02m
9:27PM0.05m
9:39AM0.05m
10:21PM0.08m
10:28AM0.09m
11:16PM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:21
9:21
9:22
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1.1
W
7
0.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
364
330
324
284
192
157
150
187
148
101
97
64
62
62
61
124
32
54
60
77
52
41
59
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.9
SW
6
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
SW
6
0.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
23
10
11
11
11
11
10
147
125
31
59
57
75
51
53
56
54
31
31
52
61
47
40
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.6
NW
8
0.2
S
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
2
2
8
10
18
9
9
8
8
8
9
41
9
43
40
56
40
56
41
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
0.8
S
4
1
SSW
5
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
455
335
408
327
304
300
306
25
48
204
163
144
135
172
195
173
124
105
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
84
84
70
70
70
70
1221
70
70
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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