Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is

21.3°C

Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31						Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNW 13	NNW 13	NW 13	WNW 15	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1951	1829	1468	1415	1315	1148	1082	964	1139	1019	833	689	555	437	370	385	590	581	591	544	411	389
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					5:07PM0.97m				5:46AM1.08m				6:30PM0.91m				7:11AM1.06m				8:00PM0.90m
Low Tide		11:00AM0.28m					11:15PM0.30m				12:25PM0.33m				00:38AM0.36m				1:55PM0.32m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	11	10	11	10	8	9	11	11	13	14	17	19	19	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NW 13	ENE 9	NNW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	1951	1829	1468	1415	1315	1148	1082	964	904	932	784	689	525	437	370	219	590	581	591	544	411	389
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	S 11	N 11	N 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 13	W 18	NW 13	NNW 12	NE 8	NW 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	51	47	46	25	25	25	11	2	10	2	2	2	555	27	364	268	147	147	96	84	67	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 16	—	S 10	N 11	W 17	WNW 15	NNW 12	N 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11
kJ	10	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	—	2	2	146	385	187	2	94	55	53	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	16	34	39	87	183	361	517	749	1139	1019	833	675	176	404	76	62	84	233	95	74	74	62
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1221	1222	1221	1221	1221	1222	1226	1227	1226	1221	1221	1221	1221	1226	81	81	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)															2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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