Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Areia Preta today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Areia Preta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 329 | 279 | 263 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 256 | 214 | 220 | 221 | 238 | 280 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.96m | 3:29PM2.05m | 3:43AM2.08m | 4:00PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.34m | 9:20AM0.22m | 9:38PM0.21m | 9:53AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 153 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 16 | N 18 | NNE 18 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 81 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | N 19 | N 19 | S 16 | S 16 | N 18 | NNE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 349 | 329 | 279 | 263 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 256 | 214 | 220 | 221 | 238 | 280 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 370 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1619 | 1070 | 81 | 68 | 31 | 871 | 882 | 1619 | 1619 | 1619 | 1619 | 871 | 871 | 871 | 1619 | 1668 | 1641 | 1619 |
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