
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 199 | 1335 | 1278 | 1186 | 1846 | 1776 | 1560 | 1346 | 1193 | 1035 | 860 | 689 | 554 | 471 | 386 | 305 | 232 | 177 | 135 | 101 | 74 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.09m | 9:31PM1.04m | 10:18AM1.14m | 10:58PM1.10m | 11:30AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.40m | 3:14PM0.43m | 3:49AM0.40m | 4:48PM0.36m | 5:10AM0.32m | 5:56PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
140 | 199 | 1335 | 1278 | 1186 | 1846 | 1776 | 1560 | 1346 | 1193 | 1035 | 860 | 689 | 554 | 471 | 386 | 305 | 232 | 177 | 135 | 101 | 74 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 7 | S 11 | W 8 | E 6 | SE 4 | S 10 | NNW 7 |
46 | 187 | 166 | 248 | 236 | 179 | 125 | 89 | 86 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | WSW 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 10 |
68 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 62 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 118 | 140 | 140 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
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