Areia Preta Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (449 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (5.78° S 35.19° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Areia Preta surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -03

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Areia Preta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is 29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Areia Preta today?

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Apr)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (28 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Areia Preta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 15	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	213	150	154	154	173	280	154	154	187	235	232	228	281	261	250	207	202	202	178	407	304	342	407	470
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:08AM1.91m				2:29PM2.14m				2:43AM1.98m					3:04PM2.20m				3:16AM2.03m				3:37PM2.22m
Low Tide				8:14AM0.21m				8:44PM0.21m				8:50AM0.12m					9:18PM0.17m				9:23AM0.08m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	3	4	3	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	3
Temp °C	25	24	24	26	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	27	29	28	26	26	26	25	25	28	29	28	27	26
Feels °C	28	27	27	28	30	28	29	29	28	27	26	27	29	28	27	28	28	27	27	30	30	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 11	N 13	N 11	N 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	119	131	76	93	149	280	110	106	187	235	232	228	177	174	171	166	154	112	110	110	112	119	121	91
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	NW 11	NW 11	NE 9	—	N 15	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	NNW 12	N 12	N 13
kJ	213	114	154	154	173	30	126	119	30	5	5	3	—	4	23	43	48	48	79	4	23	15	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 13	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	SE 12	SSE 11	E 12	N 11	NNW 11	S 18	S 18	N 14	NE 8	N 13	SE 10	SE 16	SE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	107	150	100	130	6	6	14	14	5	12	3	2	24	6	6	4	3	3	4	11	4	7	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	—	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 9
kJ	86	—	17	15	151	133	154	154	150	164	164	204	281	261	250	207	202	202	178	407	304	342	407	470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Atins Maranhao	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Tabinha Ceará	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Regencia Espírito Santo	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Madeiro Rio Grande Do Norte	Pico da Barra Alagoas	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	31	31	31	373	373	373	910	68	51	31	431	483	1076	1619	431	1619	31	31	50	435	1076	1619	1619	1619
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia do Amor	Touros Area	Touros Area					Picao (Baia Formosa)	Touros Area	Touros Area							Touros Area	Baia Formosa	Baia Formosa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2					2	2	2							2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Pauba São Paulo	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Rosa Santa Catarina - Sul	Ponta Do Rapa Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Whacky Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Puertecillo Chile	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

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