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Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 -01
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Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
15.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today?

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 2PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (30 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
7
2
4
4
5
3
3
4
6
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.7
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131613131313131216151413131210121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86156590574746054586217229202561224017291249142558084158361132963718474484101084912246137371554917171
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
1.24
12:06AM
1.39
12:31PM
1.32
12:54AM
1.48
1:17PM
1.37
1:38AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.18
6:27AM
0.14
6:39PM
0.10
7:15AM
0.06
7:23PM
0.04
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise7:56-------7:56-------7:54-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:08----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1142--21------12211111
Temp. °C141615151718171717171717171717161512121111121212
Feels °C (?)1114131214131416171615161513141074322323
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