Terceira - Contendas surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 Aug 2025 +00
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Terceira - Contendas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terceira - Contendas sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Terceira - Contendas today?

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Contendas at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Terceira - Contendas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)888888877777798888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)868482615857554644432941323533162727221413131333
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.13
9:32PM
1.10
10:20AM
1.16
10:59PM
1.12
11:35AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.37
3:14PM
0.42
3:53AM
0.40
4:48PM
0.39
5:15AM
0.36
6:01PM
0.31
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:39-------8:38-------8:37--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121222222212120202021222222212121212323232222
Feels °C (?)192020222121212221212122232324222221222423232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Azores

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Terceira - Contendas (calm at Angra DO Heroismo (Acores) 13 km from Terceira - Contendas). 0.9m 8s swell from the N with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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4 km/h
SSE
Clean
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