Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 388 | 384 | 367 | 248 | 272 | 333 | 308 | 272 | 250 | 255 | 260 | 223 | 218 | 179 | 175 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:12PM1.55m | 2:35AM1.41m | 2:55PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.06m | 7:57AM0.04m | 8:33PM-0.00m | 8:40AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 281 | 388 | 106 | 367 | 245 | 200 | 333 | 308 | 272 | 250 | 255 | 260 | 223 | 218 | 179 | 175 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 18 | 207 | 248 | 272 | 133 | 105 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 4 | W 9 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 384 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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