Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.80° N 27.26° W

Terceira - Vila Nova 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Terceira - Vila Nova sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
229
133
149
260
745
904
772
846
841
761
748
689
689
551
440
394
394
386
399
301
262
257
222
212
228
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM1.22m
9:30PM1.10m
9:48AM1.26m
10:26PM1.17m
10:40AM1.31m
11:12PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.39m
3:21PM0.29m
3:33AM0.34m
4:19PM0.22m
4:30AM0.28m
5:05PM0.16m
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
16
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