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 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
136
142
145
183
186
184
184
183
219
214
205
201
205
258
214
210
201
201
253
253
210
197
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM1.19m
5:27AM1.06m
5:45PM1.14m
6:16AM1.01m
6:37PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.18m
11:21PM0.19m
11:27AM0.24m
00:05AM0.23m
12:18PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
22
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
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