Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 +00
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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today?

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 1PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NNW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
N
5.5
NNW
4
N
4
N
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1212101011111111111191011111113131313131211119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3563440437304568564467194833353534763360297042224894468446844364991159555101359925181531959885
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
55
W
55
W
45
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
1.17
5:06PM
1.19
5:33AM
1.05
6:08PM
1.11
6:44AM
0.94
7:26PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.15
11:25PM
0.21
11:41AM
0.25
12:37AM
0.30
12:53PM
0.34
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:11-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset-----8:36-------8:37-------8:37--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------3631-3------1-----
Temp. °C141414141515121112121215151515141515151515151515
Feels °C (?)4443443322166654566788910
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