Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 7PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
441
128
160
171
179
207
203
210
253
302
356
378
373
373
334
359
334
329
329
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
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
7:50PM1.65m
8:35AM1.56m
8:46PM1.49m
10:01AM1.44m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.63m
2:13AM0.57m
2:42PM0.79m
3:21AM0.73m
4:22PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
26
26
25
25
24
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
25
26
24
25
26
24
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
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