Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

26.9° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	395	395	364	355	347	347	347	360	302	294	306	344	336	298	257	257	213	208	245	199	247	250	243	228
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:45PM1.53m				11:50AM1.63m					00:05AM1.51m				1:02PM1.67m				1:15AM1.58m				1:57PM1.75m
Low Tide			5:12AM0.59m					6:10PM0.76m				6:29AM0.59m				7:20PM0.69m				7:32AM0.52m				8:11PM0.59m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	—	—	1	1	3	3	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	26	28	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	27	25	24
Feels °C	26	26	26	27	28	27	28	27	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9
kJ	395	395	364	355	6	347	347	6	302	294	306	344	336	298	257	257	213	208	182	11	2	18	18	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 8	N 10	—	S 11	S 11
kJ	12	12	13	13	2	6	6	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	18	18	6	2	—	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 9	N 11	N 9	N 9	N 11	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	N 10	N 8	NNE 10	N 8	N 9
kJ	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	6	2	2	1	10	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	347	—	—	360	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	232	110	—	245	199	247	250	243	228
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	51	31	68	1619	1641	71	31	31	31	31	31	1619	51	31	31	31	31	68	1054	1619	1619	1619	1054
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa	Baia Formosa	Praia de Pipa	Mar da Frente			Touros Area	Baia Formosa	Praia de Pipa	Baia Formosa	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa		Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Tabatinga	Tabatinga	Praia de Pipa	Touros Area	Touros Area
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2			1	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	3	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5	5

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