Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 162 | 185 | 175 | 163 | 187 | 242 | 426 | 405 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.38m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:35AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.04m | 7:56PM-0.00m | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:31PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 135 | 132 | 162 | 185 | 175 | 163 | 161 | 129 | 426 | 405 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 64 | 77 | 187 | 242 | 130 | 70 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 106 | 82 | 60 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 0 | 84 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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