Faial - Praia do Norte Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° N 28.76° W

Faial - Praia do Norte 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Faial - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
23.6°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Faial - Praia do Norte today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
108
75
70
64
25
24
48
123
113
140
134
108
92
65
65
129
64
77
93
93
140
140
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:24PM1.31m
3:43AM1.21m
3:58PM1.28m
4:20AM1.17m
4:36PM1.22m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.07m
9:37PM0.06m
9:44AM0.09m
10:11PM0.09m
10:22AM0.14m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
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