Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Areia Preta today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
393
371
353
355
396
465
585
780
949
1046
1046
951
771
686
639
661
164
149
492
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:41PM2.16m
7:05AM2.18m
7:22PM2.04m
7:50AM2.07m
8:03PM1.91m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.05m
00:53AM0.06m
1:18PM0.16m
1:35AM0.15m
2:02PM0.31m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
24
24
23
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