Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
515
571
632
667
492
547
512
512
524
549
615
644
684
645
601
524
477
433
238
377
386
395
395
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM1.94m
8:47PM1.76m
9:28AM1.79m
9:37PM1.62m
10:32AM1.67m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.27m
2:48PM0.48m
3:03AM0.40m
3:41PM0.63m
4:00AM0.52m
4:49PM0.74m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
25
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
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