Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 15 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 94 | 80 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 146 | 181 | 170 | 147 | 192 | 150 | 176 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.02m | 6:48AM1.03m | 7:18PM0.93m | 8:11AM0.97m | 8:58PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.43m | 00:20AM0.45m | 1:05PM0.52m | 1:26AM0.53m | 2:40PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 181 | 170 | 147 | 192 | 150 | 176 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 15 | N 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | ENE 7 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 80 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 146 | 74 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 15 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 15 | N 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 64 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
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