Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
24.2°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
12
1.1
N
14
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
7
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
471
386
378
378
427
457
471
323
669
427
492
485
559
1929
613
827
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
20
E
15
E
30
ESE
30
SE
50
SE
50
SSW
50
SW
35
WSW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09AM1.26m
2:22PM1.35m
2:44AM1.28m
2:57PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.01m
8:10AM0.04m
8:34PM-0.01m
8:45AM0.04m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
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2
2
1
5
8
2
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
19
19
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
18
19
20
19
16
15
12
14
12
17
19
22
17
16
14
14
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