Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.4°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8						Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	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)	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	306	270	256	270	270	270	264	298	298	291	291	291	277	270	277	277	277	270	250	237	212	238
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				2:49PM2.13m					3:07AM2.30m				3:24PM2.19m				3:43AM2.34m				3:57PM2.21m
Low Tide		8:45AM0.07m				8:57PM0.04m					9:21AM0.01m				9:31PM-0.04m				9:55AM0.00m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	25	25
Feels °C	25	27	27	26	27	27	25	25	26	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	123	225	232	203	109	108	108	72	72	181	181	132	41	42	83	82	82	82	82	50	45	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	S 14	S 13	S 14	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	S 12	NE 8	SE 13	N 14	N 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	79	14	3	4	70	70	69	100	96	3	3	7	58	56	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	SE 12	S 11	NE 9	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 12	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 14	SE 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	16	53	6	2	3	26	4	4	4	4	3	3	7	6	8	8	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	306	270	256	270	270	270	264	298	298	291	291	291	277	270	277	277	277	270	250	237	212	238
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Ipitanga Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Norte Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Rio de Janeiro	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Geriba Rio de Janeiro	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	865	1619	1619	1619	1619	1070	1030	1030	1641	1641	2047	1641	1619	1725	871	871	1030	1641	2023	1641	1619
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa
Rating (10 max)	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9

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