Terceira – Praia da Vitoria Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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Terceira - Praia da Vitoria Surf Guide

Terceira - Praia da Vitoria in The Azores is a sheltered reef break that has quite consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the east. Rarely crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Terceira - Praia da Vitoria Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Terceira - Praia da Vitoria:

The best conditions reported for surf at Terceira - Praia da Vitoria occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Terceira - Praia da Vitoria (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Terceira - Praia da Vitoria with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in February while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

93%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Terceira - Praia da Vitoria Location Map

Interactive Terceira - Praia da Vitoria surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Terceira - Praia da Vitoria is Lajes Airport (TER) in Acores, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Terceira - Praia da Vitoria is Graciosa Airport (GRW), also in Acores, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Terceira - Praia da Vitoria Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 14:34 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	SE	NE	E
Period (s)	6	8	6	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Terceira - Praia da Vitoria

Current tide and informaton

For Praia da Vitoria, 2 km from Terceira - Praia da Vitoria.

Next High Water: 06:04pm | 1.13m

Next Low Water: 12:24am | 0.48m

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Terceira - Praia da Vitoria Sea Temperature

The Terceira - Praia da Vitoria water temperature is rather cool (16.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.