Surf Forecasts:
Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 27 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, NNW swell with 7,257 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terceira - Vila Nova this week:
The surf forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terceira - Vila Nova in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 14) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 27th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 13 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 137 | 1458 | 851 | 824 | 1153 | 1930 | 1830 | 1763 | 2026 | 5607 | 4003 | 3346 | 3996 | 1435 | 1277 | 1236 | 617 | 724 | 788 | 996 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.05m | 4:48AM1.13m | 5:09PM0.98m | 5:43AM1.08m | 6:13PM0.94m | 6:48AM1.06m | 7:29PM0.94m | 7:56AM1.07m | 8:40PM0.98m | 8:57AM1.12m | 9:38PM1.07m | 9:49AM1.19m | 10:27PM1.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.38m | 10:20PM0.38m | 11:08AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.44m | 12:10PM0.48m | 00:13AM0.48m | 1:20PM0.47m | 1:26AM0.49m | 2:27PM0.43m | 2:35AM0.46m | 3:23PM0.35m | 3:35AM0.39m | 4:11PM0.25m | 4:27AM0.31m | |||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 18 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 11 | NNE 14 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 137 | 1458 | 851 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 1311 | 5607 | 4003 | 298 | 21 | 885 | 1277 | 1236 | 617 | 382 | 788 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNE 14 | NE 9 | SW 8 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNE 19 | N 11 | NNE 15 | W 12 | NNE 16 | NNW 14 | S 12 | N 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 208 | 41 | 67 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 77 | 843 | 48 | 301 | 3 | 302 | 794 | 432 | 236 | 724 | 499 | 467 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 16 | — | NNE 13 | NE 9 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | S 12 | N 14 | S 11 | W 10 | NNE 13 | W 9 | S 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 49 | — | 55 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 302 | 2 | 94 | 232 | 60 | 5 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 105 | 980 | 106 | 8 | 824 | 1153 | 1930 | 1830 | 1763 | 2026 | — | 765 | 3346 | 3996 | 1435 | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1120 | 1120 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1120 | 15 | 19 | 1120 | 1120 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 185 |
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