Terceira – Contendas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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Terceira - Contendas Surf Guide

Contendas in Azores(Ilha Terceira) is a sheltered point break that has quite consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. There is a left breaking reef. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Terceira - Contendas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Terceira - Contendas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Terceira - Contendas occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Terceira - Contendas (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Terceira - Contendas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in November while 25% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 47% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

25%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

47%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Terceira - Contendas Location Map

Interactive Terceira - Contendas surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Terceira - Contendas is Lajes Airport (TER) in Acores, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Terceira - Contendas is Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ), also in Acores, 95 km (59 miles) away.

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Terceira - Contendas Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 11:49 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Terceira - Contendas

Current tide and informaton

For Praia da Vitoria, 10 km from Terceira - Contendas.

Next High Water: 04:00pm | 1.33m

Next Low Water: 10:09pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Terceira - Contendas Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.1 °C) at Terceira - Contendas is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.