
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Porto Novo today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Porto Novo at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Porto Novo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
336 | 282 | 437 | 504 | 433 | 412 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 153 | 199 | 178 | 167 | 113 | 109 | 158 | 568 | 1286 | 1563 | 1150 | 968 | 953 | 778 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.14m | 12:30PM1.29m | 00:49AM1.23m | 1:02PM1.38m | 1:21AM1.32m | 1:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.33m | 6:45PM0.26m | 6:49AM0.23m | 7:16PM0.16m | 7:22AM0.15m | 7:48PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
336 | 282 | 437 | 504 | 433 | 412 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 61 | 199 | 178 | 167 | 113 | 109 | 158 | 568 | 802 | 950 | 1026 | 968 | 953 | 778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
15 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 153 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | NNW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 13 |
10 | 120 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 62 | 32 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 130 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 1286 | 1563 | 1150 | 784 | 545 | 381 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 258 | 187 | 187 | 163 | 1099 | 1104 |
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