Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 850 | 850 | 756 | 615 | 556 | 451 | 393 | 265 | 247 | 222 | 150 | 147 | 205 | 787 | 1006 | 1838 | 1803 | 1548 | 1376 | 1354 | 1151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.25m | 00:47AM1.20m | 1:01PM1.35m | 1:20AM1.29m | 1:33PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.25m | 6:47AM0.23m | 7:15PM0.15m | 7:21AM0.14m | 7:47PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 850 | 850 | 756 | 615 | 556 | 451 | 393 | 265 | 247 | 222 | 150 | 108 | 96 | 787 | 1006 | 1838 | 1803 | 1548 | 1376 | 1354 | 1151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | NNW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 100 | 147 | 205 | 82 | 610 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 14 | S 13 | WNW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 111 | 61 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 932 | 1255 | 816 | 699 | 621 | 521 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 209 | 209 | 161 | 161 | 1120 | 186 |
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