Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1095 | 1277 | 925 | 533 | 255 | 312 | 241 | 146 | 343 | 695 | 1497 | 1316 | 1480 | 1960 | 2744 | 2059 | 2252 | 1326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.48m | 2:39PM1.42m | 3:04AM1.44m | 3:27PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM-0.00m | 8:30AM0.05m | 8:48PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.11m | 9:35PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 7 | NNE 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1095 | 1277 | 925 | 533 | 255 | 312 | 241 | 146 | 343 | 695 | 1497 | 1316 | 1480 | 31 | 46 | 596 | 2252 | 1326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | N 11 | WNW 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 14 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | N 12 | SSW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 471 | 86 | 98 | 117 | 209 | 48 | 77 | 103 | 76 | 341 | 45 | 37 | 28 | 73 | 17 | 43 | 41 | 394 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SW 7 | NW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 235 | — | — | 71 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 57 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 36 | 48 | 69 | 136 | 275 | 558 | 215 | 39 | 10 | 16 | — | 1960 | 2744 | 2059 | 773 | 711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 194 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 120 | 15 | 19 | 185 | 17 | 17 | 185 |
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