Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 197 | 162 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 65 | 62 | 51 | 46 | 57 | 33 | 86 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.49m | 2:56AM1.39m | 3:11PM1.51m | 3:28AM1.40m | 3:43PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.10m | 8:52PM0.08m | 8:58AM0.08m | 9:24PM0.06m | 9:31AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
251 | 197 | 162 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 65 | 62 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 33 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | N 9 |
17 | 70 | 54 | 69 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | WNW 7 | N 9 | S 10 |
11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 8 | SW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 86 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 22 | 22 | 134 |
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