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Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today?
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 4AM is: 6.5m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 18247 | 23310 | 28950 | 27174 | 22494 | 17942 | 13714 | 10395 | 7848 | 4949 | 4655 | 3601 | 3152 | 1243 | 1735 | 2539 | 3121 | 3133 | 2722 | 2840 | 3035 | 3188 | 3001 | 2752 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 1.03 | 7:27AM 1.16 | 8:12PM 1.01 | 8:31AM 1.12 | 9:17PM 1.04 | 9:31AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 0.41 | 2:02PM 0.37 | 2:12AM 0.45 | 3:03PM 0.37 | 3:19AM 0.45 | 3:56PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
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