Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.3°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 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (06 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	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 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 6				Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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
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 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	459	527	555	569	547	499	499	499	435	435	392	392	336	336	322	322	284	250	250	284
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:27PM1.88m				1:46AM2.03m				2:12PM2.03m				2:29AM2.19m				2:49PM2.13m
Low Tide				7:36PM0.34m				8:04AM0.18m				8:19PM0.17m				8:45AM0.07m				8:57PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	26	26	25	24	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	28	27	26	25
Feels °C	26	25	26	26	25	24	24	26	25	26	26	25	26	26	27	27	28	27	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12
kJ	95	95	95	66	67	67	71	144	198	187	176	121	125	125	123	225	232	203	109	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	S 14	S 13	S 13	N 15	N 15
kJ	46	45	46	72	69	68	68	24	55	54	52	82	82	81	79	14	3	3	70	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	S 12
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	17	17	4	21	16	21	16	16	16	16	54	6	6	3	26
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
kJ	459	527	555	569	547	499	499	499	435	435	392	392	336	336	322	322	284	250	250	284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Jaconé Rio de Janeiro	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Norte Bahia - Sul	Norte Bahia - Sul	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1641	2067	1641	1619	1641	1619	1619	1725	1619	1641	1641	1619	1070	1070	137	1619	1619	1695	1619	1619
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Rating (10 max)															2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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