Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.80° N 27.26° W

Terceira - Vila Nova 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.0° 

Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.1
NE
7
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2557
2197
1783
1417
1228
1191
837
833
607
549
609
486
356
348
777
428
414
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NW
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06PM0.89m
8:55AM1.00m
9:39PM0.91m
10:09AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.54m
3:28PM0.53m
3:37AM0.51m
4:36PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
16
17
15
14
13
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