Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +00
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.2
N
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1961
1460
1186
979
449
282
402
321
259
216
181
181
177
232
262
214
239
200
188
141
110
106
80
108
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM1.19m
8:31AM1.02m
9:07PM1.17m
9:57AM1.04m
10:22PM1.21m
11:04AM1.10m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.36m
2:38PM0.41m
3:49AM0.35m
4:01PM0.39m
4:58AM0.29m
5:08PM0.34m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:01
6:58
6:58
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8:34
8:35
8:36
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
14
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
12
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
197
1460
1186
979
449
249
402
321
259
216
181
181
177
232
262
203
180
200
188
141
110
106
80
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
12
125
121
97
331
282
51
41
7
67
90
93
93
57
116
214
239
147
112
90
64
64
45
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NE
10
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
W
8
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
72
67
4
3
29
7
25
35
23
26
42
25
19
19
13
13
13
12
7
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
11
1.6
W
8
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
1
SSW
4
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.4
WSW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.1
SE
4
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
1961
338
38
30
28
34
148
208
180
65
35
1
1
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
0
0
0
184
184
194
15
15
15
0
0
15
24
120
22
15
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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