Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Praia do Norte today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Praia do Norte at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 3 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 118 | 116 | 111 | 85 | 96 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.16m | 5:55AM1.15m | 6:15PM1.04m | 6:49AM1.05m | 7:19PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.33m | 11:36PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.44m | 00:20AM0.47m | 1:05PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 118 | 116 | 225 | 85 | 96 | 168 | 139 | 62 | 61 | 114 | 93 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 64 | 65 | 86 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 30 | 111 | 55 | 54 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 8 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 81 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 79 | 118 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 285 | 293 | 254 | — | 198 | 198 | — | — | 117 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1107 | 1107 | 1112 | 1107 | 172 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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