Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 +00
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Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.4
NW
11
2.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1777
1723
1570
1384
1192
1042
849
499
730
755
282
67
41
22
9
9
10
5
5
1293
1137
815
521
1065
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM1.19m
00:17AM1.22m
12:46PM1.24m
00:57AM1.23m
1:22PM1.28m
1:34AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.32m
6:33AM0.23m
6:54PM0.29m
7:08AM0.21m
7:31PM0.26m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:04
9:05
9:06
1
3
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
18
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.6
WSW
10
2.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1777
1723
1570
1384
1192
1042
849
499
5
5
282
67
41
22
9
5
5
5
5
1293
1137
815
577
1065
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
11
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
W
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.4
NW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.4
NW
11
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
68
10
4
5
5
5
5
64
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
10
5
5
6
45
378
521
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
9
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
3
34
5
4
4
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
6
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
S
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
2
W
10
2.1
W
9
1.7
SW
7
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
36
22
3
4
16
42
730
755
293
684
1809
2804
2845
2440
2128
1788
1479
94
71
60
49
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
15
19
24
17
0
0
0
73
1120
1120
1120
1125
184
1120
1120
1120
1120
63
61
61
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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