
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
436 | 347 | 336 | 260 | 207 | 148 | 148 | 113 | 106 | 101 | 229 | 539 | 2173 | 2521 | 2686 | 2197 | 1890 | 1619 | 1319 | 1109 | 1009 | 833 | 657 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM0.93m | 7:24AM1.00m | 8:06PM0.89m | 8:55AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.50m | 00:43AM0.51m | 1:55PM0.55m | 2:10AM0.54m | 3:28PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
436 | 347 | 336 | 260 | 207 | 148 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 229 | 397 | 2173 | 2521 | 2686 | 2197 | 1890 | 1619 | 1319 | 1109 | 1009 | 833 | 657 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | W 9 | NW 16 | W 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
41 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 69 | 90 | 148 | 113 | 97 | 41 | 74 | 539 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 111 | 109 | 184 | 411 | 532 | 551 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | W 8 | NE 7 | WSW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 10 |
82 | 78 | 21 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 42 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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