Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terceira - Vila Nova today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Terceira - Vila Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | ENE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 83 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 93 | 114 | 141 | 123 | 113 | 98 | 145 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.05m | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:09PM0.96m | 9:02AM0.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.44m | 1:52PM0.51m | 2:23AM0.51m | 3:23PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 58 | 36 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 114 | 141 | 123 | 113 | 80 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 83 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 58 | 36 | 25 | 93 | 41 | 46 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 8 | W 9 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 74 | 48 | 98 | 145 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1137 | 1120 | 1125 | 1125 |
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