Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.6
W
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
499
470
353
247
407
41
22
1814
1756
5
11
18
1293
1137
918
492
466
441
375
596
509
231
188
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:46PM1.24m
00:57AM1.23m
1:22PM1.28m
1:34AM1.24m
1:57PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.23m
6:54PM0.29m
7:08AM0.21m
7:31PM0.26m
7:42AM0.20m
8:07PM0.24m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
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9:04
9:05
9:06
9:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
21
21
22
20
19
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
22
21
23
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.6
W
9
0.5
NW
9
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1
NW
10
1
W
9
Energy kJ
886
499
470
353
247
407
41
2555
1814
1756
5
11
18
1293
1137
918
551
468
441
375
596
509
192
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.7
W
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
NW
9
0.2
E
8
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WSW
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
1
NW
10
Energy kJ
5
64
5
5
5
67
5
22
8
5
4
5
5
6
6
193
492
466
363
5
5
4
4
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
53
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.5
SSW
7
3
WSW
12
0.1
S
15
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
1.2
WSW
10
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
1.1
W
10
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
9
35
90
248
344
186
2088
4
261
277
2166
1853
1479
101
57
3
42
36
27
294
16
11
231
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
15
1120
1120
1120
1120
1127
194
1120
1120
1120
184
63
61
61
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Azores
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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