Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 2PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 449 | 914 | 2251 | 2670 | 3071 | 2701 | 1960 | 1599 | 1387 | 1461 | 1341 | 1586 | 1802 | 2026 | 2194 | 2686 | 2598 | 2644 | 2439 | 2374 | 2515 | 2759 | 3061 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM0.93m | 4:29AM1.00m | 4:44PM0.86m | 5:24AM0.96m | 5:48PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.36m | 9:58PM0.34m | 10:47AM0.42m | 10:48PM0.39m | 11:51AM0.45m | 11:52PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | NNE 18 | NNE 17 |
| kJ | 296 | 449 | 145 | 100 | 76 | 3071 | 52 | 41 | 1599 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2439 | 2374 | 2515 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 19 | NNE 18 | NNE 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 288 | 212 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 70 | 58 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 64 | 24 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | S 12 | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | S 11 | NNE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | N 14 | N 13 | NNE 20 | NNE 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 3 | — | — | 60 | 34 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 49 | 914 | 2251 | 2670 | 2696 | 2701 | 1960 | — | 1387 | 1461 | 1341 | 1586 | 1802 | 2026 | 2194 | 2686 | 2598 | 2644 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 2759 | 3061 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 146 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 132 | 146 | 1221 | 146 | 132 | 70 | 146 | 1222 | 73 | 146 | 146 | 1226 | 1222 | 147 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 147 | 146 |
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