Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 43 | 47 | 93 | 114 | 141 | 123 | 113 | 135 | 210 | 222 | 206 | 164 | 494 | 1134 | 1487 | 1407 | 2802 | 3038 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM0.96m | 9:02AM0.98m | 9:40PM0.92m | 10:30AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.51m | 2:23AM0.51m | 3:23PM0.56m | 3:53AM0.52m | 4:55PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
37 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 114 | 141 | 123 | 113 | 80 | 56 | 51 | 206 | 164 | 91 | 1134 | 1487 | 1407 | 2802 | 3038 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | S 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 14 | W 7 | W 6 |
60 | 43 | 25 | 93 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 49 | 17 | 51 | 48 | 596 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 8 | W 7 | S 14 | WNW 7 | S 14 | S 14 |
35 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 54 | 22 | 67 | 135 | 210 | 222 | 4 | 4 | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 120 | 19 | 1125 | 209 | 17 | 17 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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