Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 54 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 48 | 72 | 110 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 67 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 68 | 96 | 109 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.47m | 4:02AM1.36m | 4:17PM1.43m | 4:39AM1.33m | 4:55PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.08m | 9:56PM0.06m | 10:05AM0.10m | 10:31PM0.09m | 10:43AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
79 | 54 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 72 | 110 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 67 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 68 | 96 | 109 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 18 | N 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
39 | 38 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | N 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | W 6 | N 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 0 | 1120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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