Surf Forecasts:
Faial - Praia do Norte surf forecast from 23 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 28 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with 2,576 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 23 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW 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 Wednesday (Sep 23) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 15s. 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 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 28) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 28th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faial - Praia do Norte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2158 | 1131 | 948 | 776 | 268 | 307 | 195 | 1310 | 1749 | 1450 | 1119 | 737 | 773 | 480 | 327 | 261 | 1966 | 1458 | 886 | 1403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57PM0.98m | 12:14PM1.12m | 00:31AM1.06m | 12:46PM1.20m | 1:04AM1.14m | 1:17PM1.28m | 1:36AM1.21m | 1:49PM1.33m | 2:09AM1.26m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:44AM1.28m | 2:57PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.33m | 5:57AM0.28m | 6:28PM0.23m | 6:31AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.14m | 7:03AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.07m | 7:36AM0.07m | 8:01PM0.01m | 8:10AM0.04m | 8:34PM-0.01m | 8:45AM0.04m | 9:09PM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 2158 | 1131 | 948 | 776 | 268 | 307 | 143 | 784 | 1749 | 1450 | 1119 | 737 | 773 | 480 | 327 | 261 | 205 | 384 | 347 | 1403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SSW 8 | S 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 12 | ESE 7 | NNW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | N 13 | ENE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | S 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 205 | 16 | 195 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 162 | 81 | 178 | 123 | 87 | 41 | 9 | 143 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | N 12 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | N 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 155 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 5 | E 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 2 | SW 6 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1310 | 444 | 341 | 168 | 105 | — | — | — | 71 | 1966 | 1458 | 886 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 146 | 292 | 371 | 1221 | 1221 | 1221 | 146 | 0 | 132 | 1221 | 1226 | 1222 | 146 |
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