Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 10 Sep 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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (10 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10						Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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 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	229	242	257	282	310	310	294	302	310	345	302	296	331	322	331	331	310	318	283	283	240	240
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
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
High Tide	3:28AM2.30m				3:49PM2.26m				4:07AM2.37m				4:25PM2.28m				4:45AM2.37m				5:00PM2.24m
Low Tide			9:43AM-0.06m				9:58PM-0.06m				10:21AM-0.07m				10:34PM-0.09m				10:57AM-0.03m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	25	25	25	24	25	27	27	27	25	25
Feels °C	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	N 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	39	42	43	43	47	63	63	69	41	39	39	67	66	66	65	85	60	57	57	57	56	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 12	SE 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 12	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10
kJ	15	31	28	27	42	46	45	44	40	40	40	39	38	37	58	57	26	21	40	40	39	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 8	N 9	N 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 8	NE 7	S 14	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 16
kJ	6	6	12	12	12	3	6	6	29	29	29	14	5	6	2	4	18	19	8	8	8	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	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
kJ	229	242	257	282	310	310	294	302	310	345	302	296	331	322	331	331	310	318	283	283	240	240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Itapoa Bahia - Norte	Itapoa Bahia - Norte	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	SESC Bahia - Norte	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	1030	1641	1619	1641	1619	1725	1641	871	871	1641	1641	1641	1641	1725	1641	871	871	871	873	1695	137	68
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte																					Dique de Cabedelo	Picao (Baia Formosa)
Rating (10 max)																					1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	7	5	5	9	9

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