Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.80° N 27.26° W

Terceira - Vila Nova 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.3° 

Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.4
NW
12
1.8
NNW
10
2
NNW
15
2
NNW
14
1.9
NNW
14
1.9
NNW
13
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
2
NNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
687
740
740
578
703
1714
1598
1333
1236
895
749
850
1044
1027
821
791
628
543
452
394
355
315
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM1.14m
11:31PM1.09m
11:42AM1.23m
00:10AM1.19m
12:20PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.44m
5:22PM0.35m
5:28AM0.35m
6:00PM0.24m
6:08AM0.26m
6:36PM0.13m
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
18
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
20
20
20
22
24
22
22
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