Surf Forecasts:
Terceira - Praia do Norte surf forecast from 1 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 7 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 8 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NNW swell with 384 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 3 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terceira - Praia do Norte this week:
The surf forecast for Terceira - Praia do Norte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terceira - Praia do Norte in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 3rd Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 7th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 8th Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terceira - Praia do Norte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 266 | 114 | 79 | 73 | 75 | 144 | 256 | 260 | 238 | 281 | 79 | 56 | 15 | 89 | 99 | 110 | 115 | 112 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.07m | 7:28AM1.22m | 8:18PM1.07m | 8:47AM1.25m | 9:32PM1.13m | 9:51AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.21m | 10:43AM1.35m | 11:14PM1.29m | 11:26AM1.38m | 11:53PM1.35m | 12:05PM1.40m | 00:29AM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.40m | 2:09PM0.35m | 2:24AM0.39m | 3:24PM0.30m | 3:36AM0.34m | 4:21PM0.23m | 4:32AM0.28m | 5:06PM0.17m | 5:19AM0.22m | 5:45PM0.13m | 6:00AM0.18m | 6:20PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 357 | 266 | 191 | 151 | 72 | 75 | 49 | 256 | 260 | 170 | 281 | 251 | 226 | 207 | 217 | 165 | 114 | 115 | 74 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 209 | 114 | 79 | 73 | 48 | 144 | 84 | 91 | 238 | 144 | 79 | 56 | 23 | 89 | 99 | 25 | 66 | 112 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | S 13 | NW 10 | S 15 | S 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 98 | 56 | 12 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 38 | 16 | 110 | 97 | 89 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1073 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1110 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 172 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 1110 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
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