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Terceira - Praia do Norte surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Terceira - Praia do Norte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terceira - Praia do Norte sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Terceira - Praia do Norte today?
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Praia do Norte at 2AM is: 5.0m 19s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Praia do Norte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9279 | 13860 | 17090 | 15493 | 13423 | 11291 | 8589 | 6427 | 4944 | 3618 | 2182 | 2152 | 1491 | 1155 | 704 | 367 | 339 | 316 | 509 | 434 | 416 | 302 | 284 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 1.05 | 7:30AM 1.19 | 8:14PM 1.04 | 8:34AM 1.15 | 9:19PM 1.07 | 9:34AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 0.42 | 2:05PM 0.38 | 2:15AM 0.46 | 3:06PM 0.39 | 3:22AM 0.46 | 3:58PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
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