Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
517
717
931
1110
1053
978
857
746
661
619
567
567
567
547
589
604
571
554
538
466
286
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:05AM2.18m
7:22PM2.04m
7:50AM2.07m
8:03PM1.91m
8:36AM1.94m
8:47PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.16m
1:35AM0.15m
2:02PM0.31m
2:17AM0.27m
2:48PM0.48m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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<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
5:21
5:21
 mm
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
26
27
26
25
24
23
22
23
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
23
22
24
25
24
24
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
26
26
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