Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

Areia Preta surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 -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 27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Areia Preta today?

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Dec)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Dec)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (19 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	10	7	7	7	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	214	214	210	206	240	236	191	191	195	195	195	191	184	200	200	225	269	277	245	214	214	231	265	281
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			3:42AM 2.01				3:54PM 1.94				4:18AM 2.02				4:31PM 1.96				4:55AM 2.01				5:09PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)	9:29PM 0.24				9:53AM 0.32				10:06PM 0.22				10:29AM 0.30				10:43PM 0.22				11:06AM 0.30

	Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	26	25	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	27	26	26
Feels °C (?)	27	25	27	26	27	27	28	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	26	27	27	28	28	27	28	26	26	26

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