Terceira - Praia Vitoria Surf Forecast

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Terceira - Praia Vitoria surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 +00

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Terceira - Praia Vitoria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Terceira - Praia Vitoria sea temperature is 23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terceira - Praia Vitoria this week:

The surf forecast for Terceira - Praia Vitoria over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 23) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Terceira - Praia Vitoria in the next 12 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 23) at 9AM.

Wave Type	Time (+00) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	12AM (Tue 23rd Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Best Surf	12AM (Tue 23rd Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Most Powerful	6AM (Sat 20th Sep)	5ft (1.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terceira - Praia Vitoria over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 18		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	10	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	127	148	235	220	225	680	599	672	441	604	495	531	624	589	412	341	313	260	299	161	112
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	SE	S	S	SSW	S	N	N	NE	ENE	E	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:47AM 1.25		1:03PM 1.42	1:25AM 1.32		1:39PM 1.47	1:58AM 1.37		2:12PM 1.49	2:30AM 1.40		2:43PM 1.49		3:01AM 1.41	3:13PM 1.45		3:31AM 1.39	3:43PM 1.39		4:01AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		6:46PM 0.21	6:53AM 0.21		7:24PM 0.14	7:29AM 0.15		7:57PM 0.09	8:02AM 0.11		8:27PM 0.07	8:33AM 0.10		8:55PM 0.07	9:03AM 0.11		9:22PM 0.10	9:33AM 0.15		9:50PM 0.15	10:04AM 0.21

	Thu 18		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37
Sunset	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:43	-	-

Rain (mm)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	13	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	20	21	21	19	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	21
Feels °C (?)	20	18	14	14	14	15	16	16	18	18	18	18	17	19	15	14	15	15	17	19	18

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Azores

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Terceira - Praia Vitoria (calm.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs) at Lajes Air Base Airport 5 km from Terceira - Praia Vitoria). 0.9m 10s swell from the N with a 0.6m 5s windswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 36 minutes ago Terceira - Praia Vitoria

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1 h 36 min ago

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Information about the Terceira - Praia Vitoria Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Terceira - Praia Vitoria provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Terceira - Praia Vitoria can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Terceira - Praia Vitoria surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Terceira - Praia Vitoria) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Terceira - Praia Vitoria may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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