
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
847 | 746 | 650 | 541 | 437 | 369 | 336 | 282 | 437 | 504 | 433 | 412 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 153 | 203 | 168 | 152 | 127 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.18m | 00:14AM1.14m | 12:30PM1.29m | 00:49AM1.23m | 1:02PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.37m | 6:14AM0.33m | 6:45PM0.26m | 6:49AM0.23m | 7:16PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
847 | 746 | 650 | 541 | 437 | 369 | 336 | 282 | 437 | 504 | 433 | 412 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 60 | 203 | 168 | 152 | 127 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
48 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 61 | 153 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | NNW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
21 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 120 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 62 | 32 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
24 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 28 | 163 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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