Areia Preta Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (449 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (5.78° S 35.19° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Areia Preta surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 31 May 2026 -03

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Areia Preta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is 28.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Areia Preta today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (31 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (31 May)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 31						Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 6	N 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	142	150	145	141	123	123	132	130	141	153	178	192	198	195	229	193	193	176	176	176	217	237	237	244
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	3:57AM1.94m				4:22PM2.05m				4:34AM1.92m				4:59PM2.01m				5:12AM1.90m				5:36PM1.97m
Low Tide			10:07AM0.20m				10:34PM0.31m				10:45AM0.23m				11:11PM0.33m				11:23AM0.28m				11:49PM0.36m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	2	1	2
Temp °C	24	25	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	26	28	28	26	25	25	23	23	26	27	27	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	26	26	28	27	27	26	26	26	24	26	28	28	27	26	27	24	24	28	28	28	28	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	123	84	52	49	47	105	103	102	100	98	95	61	60	58	57	56	55	54	72	71	69	69	71	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	E 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 14	SSE 11	SE 13
kJ	17	11	12	11	12	17	17	2	22	3	3	13	12	33	8	15	27	26	26	25	11	8	11	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 13	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 13	—	—	—	S 10	N 15	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	SSE 13	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	S 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 13	N 15
kJ	—	17	8	8	8	32	—	—	—	2	4	16	7	7	16	8	8	8	—	4	8	7	7	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8
kJ	142	150	145	141	123	123	132	130	141	153	178	192	198	195	229	193	193	176	176	176	217	237	237	244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Pedra Virada Alagoas	Atins Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Atins Maranhao	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Marlin Bahia - Norte	Conde Bahia - Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Marlin Bahia - Norte	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabatinga Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	51	427	910	1619	910	1031	717	661	51	717	1708	431	373	373	68	68	68	373	373	373	373	373	68	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente								Mar da Frente						Dique de Cabedelo	Picao (Baia Formosa)	Picao (Baia Formosa)						Baia Formosa	Saji
Rating (10 max)	2								2						2	2	2						1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Pauba São Paulo	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Ponta Grossa São Paulo	Ponta Grossa São Paulo	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Rosa Santa Catarina - Sul	Praia do Meio Alagoas	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Barra do Sai Santa Catarina - Norte	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Galheta Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	3
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Arataki New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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