Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3646 | 3588 | 3494 | 3176 | 3095 | 2757 | 2243 | 1909 | 1559 | 1381 | 1242 | 1071 | 901 | 601 | 915 | 1109 | 1608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.39m | 4:37PM1.35m | 5:03AM1.32m | 5:26PM1.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.06m | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:47PM0.15m | 11:15AM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 |
| kJ | 3646 | 3588 | 3494 | 3176 | 3095 | 2757 | 2243 | 1909 | 1559 | 1381 | 1242 | 1071 | 901 | 601 | 915 | 1109 | 1608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 35 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 231 | 167 | 115 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1120 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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