Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 58 | 123 | 160 | 197 | 151 | 169 | 179 | 253 | 183 | 218 | 194 | 517 | 1513 | 2634 | 3152 | 3154 | 2606 | 2103 | 1862 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM0.98m | 10:32PM0.93m | 11:04AM1.06m | 11:30PM1.01m | 11:51AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.54m | 4:36AM0.50m | 5:27PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.41m | 6:09PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 123 | 160 | 197 | 151 | 169 | 179 | 253 | 183 | 218 | 194 | 517 | 1513 | 2634 | 3152 | 3154 | 2606 | 2103 | 1862 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 121 | 167 | 125 | 156 | 137 | 118 | 86 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | N 11 | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SW 7 | S 13 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 143 | 107 | 71 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 185 | 9 | 9 |
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