Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
278
244
229
254
234
209
209
237
229
237
251
259
274
309
340
382
392
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19PM1.94m
7:49AM1.93m
7:55PM1.79m
8:32AM1.76m
8:36PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.23m
1:57PM0.47m
2:12AM0.39m
2:39PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
26
27
27
26
25
24
23
23
25
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Areia Preta surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest