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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 -01
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Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
16.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)18ft (5.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3
NW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
NW
4.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)141515161514141414131313161312121111161414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12787175251629615885125591071911481104588037622954285262373645554016288821461968628677504780386149804681
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
30
W
15
NNW
10
SE
25
S
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.04
10:58PM
1.12
11:23AM
1.11
11:53PM
1.23
12:15PM
1.17
12:40AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.24
5:16AM
0.23
5:35PM
0.16
6:12AM
0.14
6:24PM
0.09
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-8:03-------8:02-------8:00------
Sunset---6:12-------6:14-------6:15----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----1----54631------111
Temp. °C151515161716151515161317181717161516171717171616
Feels °C (?)91010111111101111126101111131415131312121197
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