
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | N 12 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 49 | 46 | 127 | 322 | 648 | 757 | 736 | 648 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 336 | 521 | 541 | 520 | 500 | 433 | 425 | 373 | 365 | 496 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.02m | 8:09PM0.91m | 8:59AM1.02m | 9:43PM0.94m | 10:13AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.53m | 1:57PM0.57m | 2:13AM0.56m | 3:32PM0.55m | 3:41AM0.53m | 4:39PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 322 | 648 | 757 | 736 | 648 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 197 | 521 | 541 | 520 | 500 | 433 | 425 | 373 | 365 | 56 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 8 | NW 16 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | S 11 | S 16 |
73 | 49 | 19 | 127 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 37 | 38 | 8 | 66 | 336 | 388 | 364 | 273 | 281 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 96 | 9 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | S 10 | N 15 | N 14 | ENE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | WNW 10 |
24 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 69 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 137 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 108 | 135 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 496 | 447 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 258 | 187 |
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