Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
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 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
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 Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	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	294	294	353	462	501	527	555	593	569	499	480	435	435	435	392	392	352	336	336	322	284	284	284	284
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		00:51AM1.83m				1:27PM1.88m				1:46AM2.03m				2:12PM2.03m				2:29AM2.19m				2:49PM2.13m
Low Tide				7:14AM0.34m				7:36PM0.34m				8:04AM0.18m				8:19PM0.17m				8:45AM0.07m				8:57PM0.04m


	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	25	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	26	25	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	27	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	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	138	93	92	92	95	95	95	66	67	67	71	144	198	187	176	125	125	125	123	225	232	203	109	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	N 18	N 17	N 16	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	10	24	22	21	46	45	44	72	69	68	68	24	55	54	52	82	82	81	79	14	3	3	70	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	S 15	S 16	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 9	S 12
kJ	25	24	4	5	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	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	294	294	353	462	501	527	555	593	569	499	480	435	435	435	392	392	352	336	336	322	284	284	284	284
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1619	1070	1070	1619	1641	2021	1641	1619	1619	1619	1725	1725	1619	1619	1619	1619	1054	1030	1030	1619	1695	2021	1619	1619
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