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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° 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 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2440 | 3604 | 5146 | 3627 | 2973 | 2334 | 3856 | 7509 | 13001 | 25502 | 29118 | 28931 | 25595 | 20583 | 14748 | 11185 | 9614 | 8335 | 7358 | 6011 | 5357 | 5014 | 4722 | 5095 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 1.25 | 2:29AM 1.35 | 2:52PM 1.18 | 3:19AM 1.30 | 3:42PM 1.10 | 4:11AM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:56AM 0.04 | 8:10PM 0.03 | 8:48AM 0.07 | 8:57PM 0.09 | 9:41AM 0.14 | 9:46PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
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