Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 131 | 126 | 125 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 176 | 164 | 184 | 180 | 205 | 258 | 304 | 683 | 1210 | 884 | 682 | 1702 | 1682 | 1830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.03m | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:31PM0.94m | 8:28AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.30m | 00:33AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.38m | 1:56AM0.37m | 2:57PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 131 | 126 | 125 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 176 | 164 | 184 | 180 | 205 | 258 | 304 | 46 | 1210 | 884 | 682 | 1702 | 1682 | 1830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 150 | 106 | 99 | 93 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 130 | 222 | 243 | 232 | 193 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | NNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 62 | 26 | 202 | 25 | 174 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 683 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 129 | 129 |
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