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 pm Wednesday 27 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 (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (28 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (28 May)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 27		Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	199	213	213	187	199	199	199	199	193	235	211	188	188	188	200	194	206	207	221	206	169	188	105	107
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				2:11AM1.85m				2:36PM2.05m				2:46AM1.90m					3:12PM2.08m				3:21AM1.93m
Low Tide		8:14PM0.37m				8:19AM0.24m				8:50PM0.33m				8:55AM0.20m					9:24PM0.31m				9:31AM0.19m


	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	2	2	2	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	26	26	25	24	24	26	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	25	26	27	26	25	24	24	23	26	27	27
Feels °C	28	28	27	26	26	28	29	28	28	27	26	26	24	26	26	27	26	26	26	25	24	27	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 8	SE 7
kJ	31	31	31	32	35	35	36	35	35	31	18	17	17	17	17	31	30	29	27	26	26	26	72	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	E 8
kJ	18	18	17	17	17	13	13	6	6	6	4	10	11	11	11	20	44	19	40	39	38	66	65	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	NNE 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	N 16	N 14	S 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	N 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	NNE 9	N 14
kJ	53	51	49	48	44	42	42	21	21	22	6	20	20	20	5	15	14	18	18	3	18	19	26	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—
kJ	199	213	213	187	199	199	199	199	193	235	211	188	188	188	200	194	206	207	221	206	169	188	105	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Regencia Espírito Santo	Ponta do Farol Maranhao	Saji Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Icarai Ceará	Vilas Bahia - Norte	Ipitanga Bahia - Norte	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Canto do Leblon Rio de Janeiro	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia das Dunas Rio de Janeiro	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Praia Olho d'Agua Maranhao	Mar da Frente Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Maimba Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	1619	1076	81	68	451	838	865	1708	431	2099	68	68	51	51	2043	2021	1031	2019	1064	68	137	1756	1708	1708
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte			Saji	Baia Formosa							Picao (Baia Formosa)	Picao (Baia Formosa)	Picao (Baia Formosa)	Dique de Cabedelo						Picao (Baia Formosa)	Dique de Cabedelo
Rating (10 max)			1	2							2	2	2	1						1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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