Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.80° N 27.26° W

Terceira - Vila Nova 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.2° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s 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 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
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 morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
12
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
2.4
NE
6
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.4
NW
12
1.8
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
944
833
607
549
609
486
356
348
451
505
537
863
901
804
740
740
578
666
1851
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:39PM0.91m
10:09AM1.05m
10:44PM0.99m
11:01AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.53m
3:37AM0.51m
4:36PM0.45m
4:40AM0.44m
5:22PM0.35m
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Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
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18
17
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16
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18
Feels °C
18
18
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18
18
18
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17
13
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15
18
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18
17
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