Surf Forecasts:
Terceira - Vila Nova surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, W swell with 432 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+00) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terceira - Vila Nova over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | N 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 147 | 131 | 119 | 99 | 140 | 140 | 151 | 121 | 99 | 257 | 25 | 31 | 396 | 313 | 239 | 200 | 139 | 210 | 149 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.13m | 8:57AM1.10m | 9:31PM1.10m | 10:22AM1.14m | 10:55PM1.13m | 11:35AM1.24m | 00:05AM1.21m | 12:35PM1.36m | 1:01AM1.30m | 1:26PM1.47m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:12PM1.55m | 2:35AM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.39m | 2:31AM0.35m | 3:13PM0.41m | 3:54AM0.35m | 4:42PM0.37m | 5:13AM0.30m | 5:56PM0.27m | 6:17AM0.21m | 6:56PM0.16m | 7:10AM0.11m | 7:47PM0.06m | 7:57AM0.04m | 8:33PM-0.00m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 147 | 131 | 119 | 99 | 140 | 140 | 151 | 121 | 99 | 257 | 25 | 11 | 53 | 313 | 239 | 200 | 120 | 210 | 149 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | S 5 | S 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | N 13 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 7 | N 12 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 62 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 68 | 84 | 65 | 139 | 53 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 5 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 153 | 70 | 55 | 80 | 74 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 59 | 74 | 380 | 448 | 396 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 61 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 1120 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 1125 | 61 | 61 | 1120 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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