Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.2°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (24 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23		Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	1	1	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 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	689	414	665	560	540	531	444	444	469	531	234	511	427	408	264	256	220	214
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				2:40AM2.02m				2:58PM2.06m					3:13AM2.17m				3:29PM2.15m
Low Tide		8:35PM0.30m				8:52AM0.19m					9:06PM0.15m				9:25AM0.08m


	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	26	27	26	27	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	ESE 12	N 10	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNE 10	NNE 8	ESE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	7	414	8	6	9	18	444	444	18	6	234	18	18	16	16	16	101	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	N 10	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 14	NNE 10	NNE 8	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16
kJ	8	8	8	8	7	2	18	18	4	10	6	7	29	27	25	25	51	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 8	NE 8	N 9	N 11	N 15	NE 8	NE 8	N 8	N 13	NNE 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 15	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	2	5	3	2	2	4	2	2	1	3	10	3	3	3	4	17	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	689	61	665	560	540	531	—	—	469	531	73	511	427	408	264	256	220	214
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2021	1668	1533	1054	1070	2021	1708	1708	1682	1668	1054	1039	1030	1668	1619	1619	1619	1619
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4

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