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Terceira - Vila Nova surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 -01
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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
15.6° 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 11PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)16ft (5.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
0
2
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3
NW
2.3
NW
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
W
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141413131613121313131216141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163541532113289105871070410199861565905636495441751904316530321922172913634228483441533880393248129145
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
45
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
1.27
11:38AM
1.24
12:06AM
1.39
12:31PM
1.32
12:54AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.26
5:32AM
0.24
5:50PM
0.18
6:27AM
0.14
6:39PM
0.10
7:15AM
0.06
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:56-------7:56-------7:54-
Sunset-6:06-------6:07-------6:07------
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
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Rain (mm)
--------241---------1112
Temp. °C161616161414151614141817171716171717171717151412
Feels °C (?)131211121110121412121111141516161515151413862
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