Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
408
398
388
369
305
283
236
236
229
196
223
228
200
236
197
172
128
128
148
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
High Tide
9:29AM1.59m
9:38PM1.49m
10:58AM1.50m
11:21PM1.43m
12:38PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.80m
4:13AM0.68m
5:19PM0.86m
5:57AM0.70m
6:57PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
26
27
27
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
27
26
26
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