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Terceira - Contendas surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +00Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Terceira - Contendas today?
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Contendas at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Contendas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
205 | 172 | 92 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 180 | 243 | 179 | 142 | 119 | 64 | 88 | 90 | 110 | 108 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 106 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.50m | 4:52AM1.33m | 5:20PM1.44m | 5:50AM1.23m | 6:20PM1.36m | 6:56AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.11m | 10:59AM0.16m | 11:45PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.24m | 00:51AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 11 | S 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 205 | 172 | 92 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 160 | 159 | 102 | 61 | 119 | 59 | 88 | 90 | 75 | 59 | 71 | 70 | 42 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 106 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 57 | 67 | 58 | 69 | 180 | 243 | 179 | 142 | 19 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 110 | 108 | 76 | 54 | 67 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 17 | WNW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 93 | 68 | 42 | 34 | 52 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 290 | 471 | 570 | 686 | 845 | 541 | 201 | 123 | 112 | 157 | 183 | 104 | 127 | 96 | 5 | 111 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 89 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1097 | 1097 | 1097 | 1097 | 1097 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1117 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
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