Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 759 | 626 | 508 | 436 | 347 | 336 | 260 | 207 | 186 | 145 | 113 | 106 | 101 | 229 | 539 | 1914 | 2686 | 2686 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.02m | 6:13AM1.06m | 6:39PM0.93m | 7:24AM1.00m | 8:06PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.43m | 12:32PM0.50m | 00:43AM0.51m | 1:55PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 784 | 759 | 626 | 508 | 436 | 347 | 336 | 260 | 207 | 186 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 229 | 410 | 1914 | 2686 | 2686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | W 9 | NW 16 | NW 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 69 | 90 | 145 | 113 | 97 | 32 | 96 | 539 | 31 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | SE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 82 | 78 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 35 | 66 | 46 | 22 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 120 | 185 | 7 |
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