
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
944 | 833 | 607 | 549 | 609 | 486 | 356 | 348 | 451 | 505 | 537 | 863 | 901 | 804 | 740 | 740 | 578 | 666 | 1851 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM0.91m | 10:09AM1.05m | 10:44PM0.99m | 11:01AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.53m | 3:37AM0.51m | 4:36PM0.45m | 4:40AM0.44m | 5:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 |
944 | 833 | 485 | 450 | 416 | 356 | 356 | 348 | 172 | 186 | 537 | 863 | 901 | 804 | 740 | 740 | 578 | 666 | 1851 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
408 | 463 | 607 | 549 | 609 | 486 | 324 | 236 | 32 | 79 | 55 | 380 | 281 | 206 | 172 | 137 | 230 | 105 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | N 14 | NNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | N 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 16 | S 15 |
19 | 19 | 75 | 77 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 126 | 111 | 76 | 107 | 259 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 53 | 451 | 505 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 1120 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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