Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Areia Preta today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	82	83	103	108	59	90	133	124	137	123	119	123	147	178	200	216	237	100	191	203	83	143	168	236
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	4:44AM2.24m				5:12PM2.28m				5:33AM2.27m				5:57PM2.24m					6:19AM2.25m				6:41PM2.16m
Low Tide			10:59AM-0.06m				11:24PM0.01m				11:47AM-0.03m					00:10AM0.02m				12:34PM0.05m				00:53AM0.06m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	5:21
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Temp °C	25	26	27	27	25	25	24	23	23	26	27	27	26	25	23	23	23	25	26	26	25	24	24	23
Feels °C	27	26	26	27	25	25	25	24	24	26	27	27	27	26	24	25	25	25	26	27	26	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 7	ESE 7	NNE 8	E 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 11	N 10	SSE 12	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	82	18	16	16	26	18	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	20	8	14	102	14	14	54	73	58	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 12	NNE 9	NNE 8	N 11	NNE 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 10	SSE 12	NNE 8	NNE 7	SE 8	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	18	10	10	11	15	14	23	14	22	22	21	9	9	20	6	6	8	14	6	5	67	28	14	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	N 12	N 12	SSE 10	N 11	N 11	E 7	N 11	SE 9	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	NNE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7
kJ	10	11	11	9	10	23	4	22	3	8	18	17	16	12	15	15	6	8	8	8	14	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	83	103	108	59	90	133	124	137	123	119	123	147	178	200	216	237	100	191	203	83	143	168	236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia de Camburi Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia do Calhau Maranhao	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia Olho d'Agua Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Touros Area Rio Grande Do Norte	Volta da Jurema Ceará
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	31	1668	1708	1702	431	1619	1619	68	1031	1619	1619	1619	1619	1619	1641	1073	1076	1619	1064	1619	1619	1641	71	431
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Rating (10 max)	1							1															1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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