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Terceira - Contendas surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 -01
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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
15.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Terceira - Contendas today?

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Contendas at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
N
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121213121212121211111211111111111111131716161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267334329333313459691636320297690641621526533457486438599689643620451325
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
1.38
1:58AM
1.53
2:15PM
1.41
2:31AM
1.56
2:50PM
1.43
3:06AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.07
8:12AM
0.05
8:17PM
0.04
8:46AM
0.02
8:52PM
0.04
9:20AM
0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-6:27-------6:28-------6:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141413131314141414141415151616171716161616
Feels °C (?)1191010101012121211111098910101113131111109
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