
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
533 | 425 | 401 | 386 | 378 | 466 | 466 | 457 | 457 | 722 | 450 | 389 | 329 | 323 | 686 | 330 | 569 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.42m | 2:40PM1.50m | 3:01AM1.44m | 3:15PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.01m | 8:29AM0.05m | 8:52PM-0.01m | 9:05AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 8 | N 13 | W 8 |
533 | 425 | 401 | 386 | 378 | 466 | 466 | 457 | 457 | 722 | 450 | 389 | 329 | 323 | 277 | 212 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
88 | 68 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 121 | 87 | 85 | 215 | 264 | 372 | 345 | 285 | 183 | 99 | 78 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 16 | NNW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 8 | N 14 |
141 | 138 | 134 | 137 | 93 | 26 | 22 | 178 | 108 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 92 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 31 | 124 | 518 | 339 | 686 | 330 | 569 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1120 | 1120 | 76 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 | 1120 |
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