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 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.8°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
15
1.1
N
14
1.1
N
14
2.1
NNW
14
3
NW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
12
4
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3.5
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
492
492
1699
1103
1277
1056
1018
1018
1693
1704
2339
2622
3489
4346
3946
3368
2968
2689
2388
2076
1788
1635
Wind (km/h)
60
S
50
SW
40
WSW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:57PM1.33m
3:20AM1.27m
3:35PM1.28m
3:59AM1.23m
4:17PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.04m
9:09PM0.01m
9:23AM0.07m
9:46PM0.06m
10:05AM0.13m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:40
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 mm
3
5
3
1
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Temp °C
22
24
23
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
14
19
19
14
16
13
12
13
12
10
12
12
13
13
14
16
14
15
16
18
18
20
20
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