
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | 1978 | 2081 | 1903 | 1671 | 1297 | 1126 | 987 | 862 | 862 | 750 | 750 | 887 | 1106 | 2051 | 1972 | 1818 | 1515 | 1271 | 1090 | 946 | 704 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.43m | 4:37PM1.38m | 5:03AM1.35m | 5:26PM1.26m | 5:58AM1.26m | 6:29PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:48PM0.16m | 11:15AM0.23m | 11:37PM0.27m | 12:17PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
1978 | 1978 | 2081 | 1903 | 1671 | 1297 | 1126 | 987 | 862 | 862 | 750 | 750 | 887 | 1106 | 2051 | 1972 | 1818 | 1515 | 1271 | 1090 | 946 | 704 | 584 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 173 | 141 | 95 | 76 | 60 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 115 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 57 | 22 | 47 | 222 | 302 | 233 | 266 | 202 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 164 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 162 | 0 |
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