Araruna Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Maranhão, Brazil)

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Araruna Surf Guide

Araruna in Maranhão is a sheltered sandbar break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the north northeast. The sandbar breaks offer lefts and rights. Crowds are never a problem here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Araruna Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	inconsistent	29.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Araruna:

The best conditions reported for surf at Araruna occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Araruna (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Araruna with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Araruna Location Map

Interactive Araruna surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Araruna Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	glass	cross

Tides at Araruna

Current tide and informaton

For Soure, 5 km from Araruna.

Next High Water: 12:20pm | 3.2m

Next Low Water: 06:21am | 0.69m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Araruna Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.2 °C) too at Araruna, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite