Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Areia Preta today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
292
366
462
410
381
392
407
465
634
771
1011
996
1135
999
908
792
686
661
645
604
528
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:19AM2.25m
6:41PM2.16m
7:05AM2.18m
7:22PM2.04m
7:50AM2.07m
8:03PM1.91m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.05m
00:53AM0.06m
1:18PM0.16m
1:35AM0.15m
2:02PM0.31m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
22
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
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