Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.8°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	96	96	96	131	128	138	56	80	131	145	136	132	140	136	140	140	140	117	117	102	102	79	82	106
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			5:19AM2.31m				5:33PM2.15m					6:05AM2.20m				6:20PM2.05m				6:55AM2.05m				7:12PM1.93m
Low Tide	11:02PM-0.08m				11:31AM0.10m				11:47PM-0.01m					12:17PM0.20m				00:37AM0.12m				1:08PM0.34m


	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	28	29	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	26	29	29	28	27	26
Feels °C	27	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	27	27	29	28	28	29	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 14
kJ	41	35	23	23	13	13	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	28	40	26	26	25	24	24	24	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 14	NE 8	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	NNW 15	N 13	N 15	N 15	NNE 8
kJ	24	23	19	19	19	20	8	12	11	11	11	33	10	31	30	31	30	28	29	42	29	68	67	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 8	N 13	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNW 13	N 16	N 16	N 12	N 16	N 13	N 12	SSE 12
kJ	4	4	9	9	8	13	18	18	16	16	34	10	14	6	6	6	17	21	45	11	43	28	11	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	96	96	96	131	128	138	56	80	131	145	136	132	140	136	140	140	140	117	117	102	102	79	82	82
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1070	717	137	824	1708	1619	1619	1619	1619	870	870	870	1030	1030	1031	373	1030	1030	1030	870	1619	1619	1619	1619
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte			Dique de Cabedelo
Rating (10 max)			1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	5

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