Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.80° N 27.26° W

Terceira - Vila Nova 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.9° 

Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
NW
16
2.3
NW
15
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
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
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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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
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