Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 pm 14 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 ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 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)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	82	82	82	82	82	86	139	83	111	135	140	145	142	137	115	123	118	148	172	139	118	98	130	158
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:25PM2.29m				4:44AM2.24m				5:12PM2.28m				5:33AM2.27m				5:57PM2.24m					6:19AM2.25m
Low Tide			10:38PM0.04m				10:59AM-0.06m				11:24PM0.01m				11:47AM-0.03m					00:10AM0.02m				12:34PM0.05m


	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	4	3
Temp °C	26	26	25	25	25	26	28	27	26	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	26	27	26
Feels °C	29	28	27	27	27	26	27	26	26	25	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	24	25	27	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 7	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SSE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	82	10	10	10	82	18	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	29	22	26	39	37	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	SSE 10	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	20	6	12	6	18	10	11	11	10	23	23	22	22	22	21	9	9	20	19	8	15	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 10	N 12	E 11	S 16	SE 11	SE 11	NE 10	S 14	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	6	12	11	11	10	11	2	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	18	17	16	13	6	6	8	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	82	82	82	—	86	139	83	111	135	140	145	142	137	115	123	118	148	172	139	118	98	130	158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Saji Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia Olho d'Agua Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Saji Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia Olho d'Agua Maranhao	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	1	2
Distance (km)	1708	1533	1668	51	31	1668	1708	1708	431	1619	1533	81	68	1641	1064	1619	1619	1619	1641	81	31	1619	1064	1695
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte				Dique de Cabedelo	Touros Area							Saji	Baia Formosa							Saji	Praia de Pipa
Rating (10 max)				1	1							1	2							1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Galheta Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Nova Almeida Espírito Santo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Praia Mole Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Mocambique Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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