Surf Forecasts:
Tercera Ponte surf forecast from 26 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 2 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 3 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with 236 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 29 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tercera Ponte this week:
The surf forecast for Tercera Ponte over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 29) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tercera Ponte in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 03) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 29th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 2nd Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tercera Ponte over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 149 | 101 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 102 | 44 | 89 | 120 | 106 | 85 | 84 | 112 | 135 | 233 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:40AM2.30m | 3:05PM2.15m | 3:28AM2.21m | 3:52PM2.09m | 4:21AM2.12m | 4:43PM2.02m | 5:18AM2.03m | 5:40PM1.97m | 6:21AM1.96m | 6:41PM1.95m | 7:27AM1.94m | 7:44PM1.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.12m | 8:37AM0.10m | 8:55PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.19m | 9:43PM0.20m | 10:11AM0.29m | 10:36PM0.25m | 11:06AM0.39m | 11:36PM0.29m | 12:07PM0.46m | 00:42AM0.30m | 1:12PM0.48m | 1:49AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 67 | 133 | 101 | 23 | 101 | 101 | 10 | 101 | 99 | 6 | 44 | 89 | 3 | 106 | 62 | 34 | 62 | 135 | 38 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 13 | S 8 | — | S 6 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 28 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 130 | 149 | — | 107 | — | — | 130 | — | — | 102 | 37 | 88 | 120 | 74 | 85 | 84 | 112 | 219 | 233 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 775 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 775 | 821 | 1328 | 196 | 5 | 1328 | 196 | 1189 | 1151 | 1147 | 0 | 775 | 755 | 0 | 1149 | 667 |
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