Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (03 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (03 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 3								Friday 4								Saturday 5
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	262	249	249	249	254	300	300	344	406	474	415	415	405	360	360	360	360	352	352	301	257	257	257	257
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:11AM1.91m				8:21PM1.73m					9:19AM1.74m				9:41PM1.60m				10:59AM1.67m
Low Tide		1:47AM0.25m				2:22PM0.53m				2:47AM0.41m					3:37PM0.68m				4:16AM0.53m				5:24PM0.71m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	28	27	25	25	25	25	25	26	28	27	26	25
Feels °C	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	26	27	26	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	27	26	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8
kJ	262	249	249	249	254	22	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	28	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	26	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	S 15	S 14
kJ	25	25	22	21	21	14	6	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	N 11	N 12
kJ	15	15	14	14	14	14	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	4	4	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	300	300	344	406	474	415	415	405	360	360	360	360	352	352	301	257	257	257	257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sul Bahia - Sul	Nordestão Pernambuco	Nordestão Pernambuco	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Farol Bahia - Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Farol da Barra Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1092	267	267	1708	1695	1619	1031	1030	1030	1030	871	1030	1619	1641	1641	1641	1641	883	871	871	1641	1641	137	68
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Rating (10 max)																							1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	6	6	6	9	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	4	4	5	5	9	9	5	5	6

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