Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 108 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 132 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.42m | 5:16AM1.27m | 5:33PM1.30m | 5:57AM1.19m | 6:14PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.20m | 11:47PM0.23m | 12:00PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 108 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 132 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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