Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.6°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21						Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	125	135	167	189	233	229	236	279	242	229	223	218	197	188	193	193	228	237	208	249	236	265
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				1:09PM1.72m				1:27AM1.86m				1:47PM1.88m				2:05AM2.05m				2:21PM2.02m
Low Tide		7:00AM0.54m				7:17PM0.48m				7:42AM0.37m				7:54PM0.29m				8:18AM0.21m				8:29PM0.13m


	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	28	29	28	26	26
Feels °C	27	27	27	27	28	26	27	26	27	26	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	NNW 12	N 12	NNW 12	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	125	125	86	80	74	72	72	75	80	84	85	77	50	45	49	103	93	89	85	89	89	87
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	N 7	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	SE 9	N 15	N 15	SE 9	SSE 9	N 16	NNW 11	N 16	N 16	N 9
kJ	19	20	17	9	8	3	1	24	23	23	21	45	21	39	39	13	8	5	12	5	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 8	N 19	N 7	N 18	N 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	SE 10	N 15	SE 9	SE 9	N 12	N 12	N 9	N 16	N 9	N 9	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	1	7	1	6	1	2	5	2	15	39	13	13	3	11	2	5	2	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	117	135	167	189	233	229	236	279	242	229	223	218	197	188	193	193	228	237	208	249	236	265
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	1030	1619	1619	1756	1695	1641	1070	1041	1030	1641	1619	1641	1641	1641	1054	1030	1030	1619	1619	1619	1619	1619
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