Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 11 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is

22.5°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (07 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7					Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 7	ENE 8	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	32	41	35	48	83	136	140	111	83	107	50	64	51	49	51	51	41	41	43	33	32
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		11:52AM1.22m					00:20AM1.13m				12:35PM1.29m				00:59AM1.20m				1:13PM1.32m
Low Tide					6:17PM0.12m				6:23AM0.14m				6:55PM0.06m				7:02AM0.09m				7:30PM0.02m


	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	18	19	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	16	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NNW 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	60	41	35	36	83	136	140	111	83	107	50	64	51	49	51	51	41	41	43	33	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	WNW 12
kJ	32	34	24	24	37	37	35	47	32	30	19	49	34	33	17	16	8	11	11	11	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 11	N 7	N 9	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNW 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	NNW 9	SSW 5	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	16	6	27	48	24	14	15	18	19	23	25	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	2	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 6	SE 3	ESE 3	S 6	SE 4	ESE 3	E 8	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	—	—
kJ	4	4	2	4	8	3	4	7	3	4	72	4	4	3	1	3	2	2	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	84	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	123	129	138	84	84	84	84	84	84
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	4	4	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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