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Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 -01
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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
16.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 12PM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)21ft (6.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)18ft (5.5m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)18ft (5.5m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
NNW
7
NNW
6.5
NNW
6
NNW
6
NNW
5.5
N
5.5
N
5
N
5.5
N
5.5
N
6
N
6.5
N
6.5
N
6.5
N
6.5
NNE
6.5
NNE
6
NNE
5.5
NNE
5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)161615151414141311111112121212121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236392261619926163381370511683103969112679375789494114371215811073112971164499477728633249944064322625202179
Wind
(km/h)
60
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
60
N
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
65
N
70
N
65
N
65
N
60
NNE
65
N
65
N
60
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
1.24
1:11AM
1.37
1:32PM
1.29
1:46AM
1.39
2:08PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.03
6:57PM
0.04
7:25AM
-0.02
7:33PM
0.00
7:59AM
-0.04
8:10PM
0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--7:01-------7:00-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:04-------7:05-------7:06--
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11221-1---1---11------
Temp. °C1010109910101113131213141414141414151515151515
Feels °C (?)-4-3-2-4-4-3-3-20-1-20222124666667
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