Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.0°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (06 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 6						Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	137	134	157	188	183	179	179	202	220	193	173	111	111	108	151	135	153	190	181	185	218	213
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:36PM1.76m				1:00AM1.76m				1:42PM1.92m				2:00AM1.98m				2:30PM2.08m
Low Tide		6:02AM0.50m				6:55PM0.57m				7:21AM0.34m				7:54PM0.37m				8:17AM0.16m				8:40PM0.18m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	27	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	28	27	26	26	27	26	27	28	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	27	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	26	27	26	26	25	26	26	26	25	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	137	134	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	54	49	48	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 10	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 8	N 9	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	SE 15
kJ	13	13	8	2	4	4	9	8	8	8	3	12	15	13	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	S 15	NE 10	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 9	NNE 8	N 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	E 15	SE 15
kJ	2	8	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	8	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	157	188	183	179	179	202	220	193	173	111	111	108	151	135	153	190	181	185	218	213
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	51	870	1682	1708	68	2021	2021	2021	2019	1708	1708	1756	1668	1668	1708	1100	1087	1619	1619	1619	1619	1619
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Rating (10 max)	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	9

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