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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf break

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial - Praia do Almoxarife sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife this week:

The surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife in the next 12 days are 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Mar 16) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (-01) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 12th Mar)13ft (4.0m) 11s
Best Surf 2PM (Thu 13th Mar)16ft (5.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 8AM (Thu 13th Mar)16ft (5.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
5
NW
4.5
NW
2.1
W
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
5
NW
4.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
2.1
N
2.4
NNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
2.5
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
WNW
1.6
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)111212121111101098111011111110109911101011111010109911111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)409354664979261265355156951576406239487543582638350692339847101413092077196221102453201513257383342213971440134015561210922250201
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
50
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
20
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
30
SSE
35
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
40
N
30
NW
35
N
35
N
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
SW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
1.51
12:28PM
1.37
12:42AM
1.52
1:03PM
1.38
1:16AM
1.51
1:35PM
1.39
1:48AM
1.49
2:07PM
1.38
2:18AM
1.45
2:37PM
1.36
2:48AM
1.40
3:09PM
1.34
3:18AM
1.34
3:44PM
1.31
3:52AM
1.29
4:25PM
1.27
4:33AM
1.23
5:16PM
1.23
5:28AM
1.17
6:22PM
1.21
6:44AM
1.13
7:43PM
1.22
8:14AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.46
6:28PM
0.48
7:04AM
0.45
7:03PM
0.48
7:35AM
0.46
7:35PM
0.49
8:03AM
0.48
8:05PM
0.52
8:30AM
0.51
8:35PM
0.55
8:57AM
0.54
9:06PM
0.60
9:26AM
0.57
9:41PM
0.65
10:00AM
0.61
10:23PM
0.70
10:43AM
0.65
11:20PM
0.75
11:41AM
0.69
12:39AM
0.77
12:59PM
0.71
2:11AM
0.75
2:23PM
0.69
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-7:11--7:09--7:07--7:05--7:03--7:03--7:01--7:00--6:58--6:56--6:54--6:54-
Sunset--6:58--6:59--7:00--7:00--7:00--7:01--7:02--7:04--7:05--7:06--7:07--7:07
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Rain (mm)
132462----17251-6171-2----------------
Temp. °C141412121213151516151516171616161515151514141515151616161515141213131415
Feels °C (?)443313111315131013151414116710107111313121414141313107981011

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the N by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Faial - Praia do Almoxarife) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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