Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
81 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 48 | 67 | 116 | 182 | 167 | 118 | 83 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.07m | 7:42AM1.04m | 8:11PM0.98m | 9:04AM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.46m | 1:54PM0.53m | 2:25AM0.53m | 3:26PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
81 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 253 | 58 | 62 | 48 | 47 | 318 | 182 | 167 | 118 | 83 | 318 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | ENE 8 | N 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 11 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 |
129 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 130 | 62 | 37 | 206 | 206 | 150 | 116 | 326 | 126 | 183 | 181 | 56 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | S 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
58 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 148 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 41 | 37 | 185 | 121 | 123 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
2 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1099 |
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