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Lat Long: 38.67° N 27.08° W

Terceira - Porto Novo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Terceira - Porto Novo sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.9° 

Terceira - Porto Novo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
N
12
0.5
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
49
46
127
322
648
757
736
648
525
444
394
336
521
541
520
500
433
425
373
365
496
447
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:26AM1.02m
8:09PM0.91m
8:59AM1.02m
9:43PM0.94m
10:13AM1.08m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.53m
1:57PM0.57m
2:13AM0.56m
3:32PM0.55m
3:41AM0.53m
4:39PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
16
14
13
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