Surf Forecasts:
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period, WNW swell with 7,373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faial - Praia do Norte this week:
The surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Faial - Praia do Norte in the next 16 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2091 | 2297 | 1661 | 1127 | 818 | 619 | 554 | 473 | 520 | 571 | 499 | 753 | 1019 | 1874 | 3360 | 4580 | 4738 | 2538 | 1754 | 1538 | 1599 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.16m | 1:53AM1.21m | 2:05PM1.11m | 2:27AM1.17m | 2:40PM1.06m | 3:04AM1.12m | 3:16PM0.99m | 3:44AM1.06m | 3:56PM0.93m | 4:29AM1.00m | 4:44PM0.86m | 5:24AM0.96m | 5:48PM0.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.13m | 8:00AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.17m | 8:35AM0.24m | 8:41PM0.22m | 9:13AM0.30m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:56AM0.36m | 9:58PM0.34m | 10:47AM0.42m | 10:48PM0.39m | 11:51AM0.45m | 11:52PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | SW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | N 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 29 | 336 | 760 | 619 | 554 | 473 | 520 | 571 | 499 | 283 | 178 | 102 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 1754 | 1538 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | NNE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | N 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 495 | 501 | 293 | 196 | 184 | 35 | 173 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 11 | S 10 | NW 8 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | — | 84 | 50 | 149 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2091 | 2297 | 1661 | 1127 | 818 | 402 | — | 224 | 244 | 319 | 225 | 753 | 1019 | 1874 | 3360 | 4580 | 4738 | 2538 | 179 | — | 1599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 1241 | 1598 | 1266 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 1222 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1221 | 1226 | 1221 | 1221 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 14 |
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