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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife

Lat Long: 38.56° N 28.61° W

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Photo: 'Pipe' by F. Tempera

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial - Praia do Almoxarife sea temperature is

24.5°C

1.9°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	N	WNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	N	WNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SSW	N	WNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	N	WNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	WSW	S	N
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	N
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	W
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	W
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	W
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	W	SSW	N
	9 s	off	8 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WNW
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WNW
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	SSW	NW
	8 s	off	8 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	NW
	8 s	off	8 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W	NW	SSW
	8 s	off	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 October at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 36 minutes before high water (rising neap tide). Tide height was 1.2m (3.9 ft). Range 1.43m (4.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Photo: 'Pipe' by F. Tempera

F. Tempera

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User: F. Tempera (8 photos)

Country: Portugal (708 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:11 pm 7 Oct 2012