Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° N 27.28° W

Issued: 4 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta sea temperature is

20.1°C

Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta today (10 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (10 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

Table - waves today at Terceira - Sao Mateus da Calherta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri 13
	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	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	35	8	8	8	11	157	796	1077	1167	1025	778	600	479	471	297	355	173	192	213	220
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSE	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:46AM1.59m				1:58PM1.52m					2:20AM1.58m				2:30PM1.47m				2:52AM1.54m				3:01PM1.42m				3:24AM1.50m
Low Tide			7:53AM0.50m					8:02PM0.48m				8:27AM0.54m				8:32PM0.51m				8:59AM0.58m				9:01PM0.56m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	18	17	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 6	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	SW 16	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 7	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	7	9	9	9	9	9	35	11	10	14	13	157	796	1077	1167	1025	778	600	479	471	297	355	173	162	213	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NE 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	WNW 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	SW 10	NNE 10	NNE 11
kJ	9	9	5	2	5	5	9	8	8	8	12	71	69	81	107	101	56	101	130	125	73	94	92	192	118	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	NE 11	S 16	S 15	N 14	SW 17	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	NE 12	S 10	—	—	NNE 10	S 9	S 9	NNE 10	SW 7	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	5	4	4	11	40	198	—	—	—	35	125	—	—	95	81	56	116	47	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 5	WNW 9	WNW 8	WSW 5	W 5	W 6	NW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7
kJ	1563	1478	1283	1020	908	886	773	778	763	735	667	585	561	415	330	258	267	83	172	95	19	40	141	120	158	110
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2
Distance (km)	1143	1143	20	20	20	20	201	201	1508	1508	1508	1156	1156	1586	1147	17	17	17	17	17	17	0	0	17	1112	117
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Rating (10 max)			3	2	2	2	3	3								2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	8	7	4	5	7

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