Faial - Praia do Norte surf break

Faial - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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 normal 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 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)141413131211121211111111101010101312121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508493472572513866594558573563584511502380305242253341503533573604615781
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
S
5
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.19
1:38AM
1.31
1:58PM
1.22
2:10AM
1.31
2:30PM
1.24
2:42AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.10
7:54AM
0.05
8:01PM
0.08
8:23AM
0.04
8:33PM
0.09
8:51AM
0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:39-------7:39-------7:37-
Sunset-8:15-------8:16-------8:17------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313131313131313141414131313131314141313131314
Feels °C (?)1212111098989989999101213131213131212
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