Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
14
1.1
E
6
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
97
115
121
125
125
125
125
169
223
244
251
265
265
265
265
258
218
197
215
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:19PM1.56m
00:42AM1.67m
1:09PM1.72m
1:27AM1.86m
1:47PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.66m
7:00AM0.54m
7:17PM0.48m
7:42AM0.37m
7:54PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
28
27
27
26
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
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