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Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
676 | 604 | 296 | 315 | 178 | 230 | 117 | 145 | 361 | 361 | 376 | 256 | 731 | 1169 | 1313 | 1164 | 1044 | 850 | 784 | 998 | 846 | 442 | 335 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.07m | 11:06AM0.99m | 11:18PM1.08m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:01AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.34m | 4:57AM0.26m | 5:08PM0.32m | 5:40AM0.23m | 5:55PM0.30m | 6:17AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | SSW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 7 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 676 | 604 | 296 | 315 | 118 | 230 | 117 | 145 | 441 | 361 | 376 | 120 | 211 | 1169 | 1313 | 1164 | 1044 | 850 | 784 | 998 | 846 | 442 | 335 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 11 | S 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 156 | 150 | 198 | 178 | 120 | 73 | 92 | 361 | 20 | 20 | 256 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 161 | 221 | 240 | 46 | 20 | 74 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 14 | S 18 | NW 10 | S 18 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | E 8 | ESE 5 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 147 | 25 | 80 | 25 | 115 | 55 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 32 | 38 | 74 | 95 | 158 | 273 | 512 | — | 261 | 207 | 173 | 731 | 245 | — | 42 | — | — | 80 | 6 | 181 | 68 | 178 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 292 | 292 | 70 | 70 | 132 | 1226 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 84 | 132 | 1221 | 1221 |
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