Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.2°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 (04 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (04 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 4								Saturday 5								Sunday 6
	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)	0	0	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 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	333	377	377	315	333	368	389	339	339	318	318	318	280	262	227	208	208	203	194	185	181	176	172	168
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					9:19AM1.74m				9:41PM1.60m				10:59AM1.67m				11:31PM1.60m					12:36PM1.76m
Low Tide		2:47AM0.41m					3:37PM0.68m				4:16AM0.53m				5:24PM0.71m					6:02AM0.50m				6:55PM0.57m


	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	27	27	25	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	26	25	25	25	26	28	28	27	26	25
Feels °C	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 8
kJ	33	32	32	31	31	31	28	27	16	16	16	16	16	16	26	24	14	14	13	13	181	176	172	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	S 15	S 14	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 10
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	8	13	13	13	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	N 12	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	N 10	N 10	NE 10	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	8	2	4	4
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 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	ESE 8
kJ	333	377	377	315	333	368	389	339	339	318	318	318	280	262	227	208	208	203	194	185	—	—	—	168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Nordestão Pernambuco	Corrente Bahia - Norte	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Ponta Grossa São Paulo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	68	51	68	871	1619	1619	1619	1641	137	68	137	871	1641	1641	51	51	51	51	267	870	2636	2636	2282	2230
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente	Mar da Frente	Dique de Cabedelo						Dique de Cabedelo	Baia Formosa	Dique de Cabedelo				Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Touros Area	Touros Area
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2						1	2	1				2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	4	5	6	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	9

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