Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 -01
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° 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 10AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (21 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
8
7
8
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
7
7
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
6.5
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
Period(s) (?)121213141616141413121212121212121415161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4443497257208251125171057677216247393649514952583466456757667873971610521798244252154217816155691451713875
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.29
3:30AM
1.43
3:48PM
1.27
4:07AM
1.40
4:29PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.13
9:13PM
0.12
9:46AM
0.13
9:50PM
0.15
10:25AM
0.16
10:30PM
0.20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---8:03-------8:02-------8:02----
Sunset-----5:57-------5:58-------5:59--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11----11-------------
Temp. °C161717161717171717171513131313131111111212131313
Feels °C (?)1214151515151413121094454411244688
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest