Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
179
188
183
231
225
200
168
176
171
166
179
184
164
184
204
241
232
234
234
326
324
333
316
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
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
7:07AM1.91m
7:12PM1.80m
7:45AM1.74m
7:50PM1.65m
8:35AM1.56m
8:46PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.24m
1:13PM0.47m
1:29AM0.40m
1:50PM0.63m
2:13AM0.57m
2:42PM0.79m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
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5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
25
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
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