Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
541
325
325
417
357
304
263
227
222
197
165
226
231
226
220
115
110
108
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.21m
2:31AM1.12m
2:53PM1.25m
3:03AM1.13m
3:24PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.19m
8:34AM0.13m
9:04PM0.16m
9:05AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
24
25
27
25
25
24
24
22
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
25
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