Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.7°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23		Saturday 24								Sunday 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	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	311	302	310	263	310	286	242	237	237	237	237	234	204	196	196	169	169	143
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE
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	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				2:40AM2.20m				2:55PM2.13m					3:16AM2.31m				3:31PM2.20m
Low Tide		8:29PM0.13m				8:53AM0.09m					9:04PM-0.00m				9:30AM0.02m


	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	25	26	28	29	28	26	26	25	26	26	28	29	28	26	26
Feels °C	26	26	26	25	27	27	28	27	26	27	26	28	28	28	29	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NNW 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 12	N 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	89	87	81	72	46	49	45	45	46	25	25	23	25	24	196	169	169	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 12	N 15	N 15	NE 8	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	5	2	5	4	4	11	4	4	2	20	20	20	19	19	21	22	22	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 16	N 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 15	NE 8	NE 8	N 15	NE 8	NE 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	2	5	1	3	3	17	3	2	4	2	2	3	3	11	13	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	311	302	310	263	310	286	242	237	237	237	237	234	204	196	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	SESC Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Ponta do Mangue Sergipe	Corrente Bahia - Norte	Praia do Pero Rio de Janeiro	Xa Espírito Santo	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Barrinha Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1619	1619	1619	1533	1641	873	1619	1641	1641	1725	1725	51	557	870	2030	1685	2019	1708
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6

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