Surf Forecasts:
Terceira - Praia Vitoria surf forecast from 4 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 11 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 10 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, N swell with 1,794 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 5 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terceira - Praia Vitoria this week:
The surf forecast for Terceira - Praia Vitoria over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terceira - Praia Vitoria in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 5th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terceira - Praia Vitoria over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 227 | 380 | 284 | 216 | 186 | 128 | 191 | 367 | 268 | 85 | 41 | 183 | 38 | 708 | 287 | 264 | 606 | 1426 | 735 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.21m | 10:43AM1.35m | 11:14PM1.29m | 11:26AM1.38m | 11:53PM1.35m | 12:05PM1.40m | 00:29AM1.40m | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:03AM1.42m | 1:16PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.42m | 1:51PM1.34m | 2:11AM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.23m | 4:32AM0.28m | 5:06PM0.17m | 5:19AM0.22m | 5:45PM0.13m | 6:00AM0.18m | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:37AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.11m | 7:12AM0.15m | 7:23PM0.12m | 7:46AM0.17m | 7:55PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 223 | 211 | 380 | 284 | 216 | 186 | 128 | 191 | 367 | 268 | 55 | 88 | 183 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 145 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 11 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | N 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 227 | 180 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 100 | 103 | 65 | 54 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 36 | 16 | 43 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | S 12 | NE 8 | SW 7 | S 11 | SW 7 | S 11 | E 8 | S 16 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 51 | 67 | 32 | 55 | 85 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | 15 | 62 | 41 | 67 | 124 | 708 | 287 | 264 | 606 | 1426 | 735 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 13 | 20 | 190 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1101 | 1105 | 1132 |
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