
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 42 | 116 | 143 | 192 | 220 | 230 | 218 | 200 | 190 | 133 | 128 | 90 | 77 | 55 | 51 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.47m | 3:09PM1.58m | 3:29AM1.46m | 3:44PM1.51m | 4:04AM1.41m | 4:19PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.01m | 9:23PM0.00m | 9:33AM0.05m | 9:56PM0.06m | 10:08AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
31 | 42 | 116 | 143 | 192 | 220 | 230 | 218 | 200 | 190 | 133 | 128 | 90 | 77 | 55 | 51 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | S 14 | S 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 14 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 12 |
18 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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