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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 05 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 2PM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8728 | 16487 | 14066 | 10415 | 7527 | 5375 | 4242 | 2623 | 2288 | 1966 | 3594 | 2308 | 2211 | 2198 | 4908 | 7595 | 12913 | 26026 | 32585 | 31137 | 26080 | 20758 | 15768 | 17417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:13PM 1.29 | 1:41AM 1.36 | 2:02PM 1.25 | 2:29AM 1.35 | 2:52PM 1.18 | 3:19AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 0.03 | 7:23PM -0.00 | 7:56AM 0.04 | 8:10PM 0.03 | 8:48AM 0.07 | 8:57PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
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