Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 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), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). 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)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
269
254
247
241
216
244
237
244
259
266
282
289
329
337
368
392
427
373
402
413
423
423
402
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.93m
7:55PM1.79m
8:32AM1.76m
8:36PM1.63m
9:29AM1.59m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.23m
1:57PM0.47m
2:12AM0.39m
2:39PM0.65m
3:00AM0.55m
3:39PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
22
25
27
27
25
24
23
23
23
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
24
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