Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	143	172	193	215	192	206	200	187	219	219	198	198	198	225	225	231	238	245	214	220	220	215
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	4:52AM2.25m				5:02PM2.12m				5:26AM2.15m				5:34PM2.04m				6:00AM2.02m					6:08PM1.93m
Low Tide			11:01AM0.12m				11:13PM0.05m				11:34AM0.22m				11:47PM0.15m					12:07PM0.34m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	26	26	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	28	28	26	26
Feels °C	25	27	27	26	27	25	25	25	26	25	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	9	7	6	6	14	13	13	13	13	12	15	16	16	16	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 9	S 9	—	N 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	6	2	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	S 14	S 13
kJ	1	2	2	2	—	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	143	172	193	215	192	206	200	187	219	219	198	198	198	225	225	231	238	245	214	220	220	215
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	1641	2025	2021	2019	2019	1688	1533	871	881	2021	2021	2021	2019	1688	1033	871	871	2023	2047	1695	1619
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Rating (10 max)	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4

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