Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

26.9° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	364	355	347	347	347	322	322	315	323	315	298	298	257	243	187	182	220	140	210	223	242	243
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:50AM1.63m					00:05AM1.51m				1:02PM1.67m				1:15AM1.58m				1:57PM1.75m
Low Tide	5:12AM0.59m					6:10PM0.76m				6:29AM0.59m				7:20PM0.69m				7:32AM0.52m				8:11PM0.59m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	—	—	1	2	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	25	26	26	25	24
Feels °C	26	27	27	28	28	27	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 9
kJ	364	355	6	6	6	322	322	315	323	315	298	298	257	243	187	182	220	18	17	16	16	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 8	SE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	S 11
kJ	13	13	2	2	1	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	16	18	2	25	10	10	18	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 8	N 7	N 9
kJ	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	6	1	2	2	1	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	347	347	347	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140	210	223	242	243
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	871	1087	1641	71	50	31	31	1	51	1641	1695	71	31	31	31	31	1070	1619	1619	1619	1030
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Pontal (Baia Formosa)				Touros Area	Baia Formosa	Tabatinga	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Baia Formosa			Touros Area	Tabatinga	Baia Formosa	Touros Area	Baia Formosa
Rating (10 max)	2				1	3	2	3	3	3			1	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5	5

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