Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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)
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
273
241
216
269
269
295
295
312
330
340
382
382
382
382
382
414
425
408
408
398
369
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.93m
7:55PM1.79m
8:32AM1.76m
8:36PM1.63m
9:29AM1.59m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.47m
2:12AM0.39m
2:39PM0.65m
3:00AM0.55m
3:39PM0.80m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
26
27
26
25
25
23
23
23
25
27
27
25
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
24
26
24
24
23
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