Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 2 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.4°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (03 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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)	E 6	E 6	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	123	111	104	148	146	132	170	170	167	167	212	255	227	237	249	289	338	405	440	397	358	310	322	331
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	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
High Tide					9:12AM1.70m				9:41PM1.62m				10:55AM1.64m				11:30PM1.65m					12:27PM1.73m
Low Tide		2:41AM0.45m					3:30PM0.67m				4:18AM0.55m				5:16PM0.68m					6:02AM0.50m				6:41PM0.53m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	28	27	25	25	25	25	25	27	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	26	26	27	27	26	27	27	25	25	25	24	25	27	26	25	25	25	24	23	25	27	26	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	106	104	104	148	146	132	170	170	167	167	121	121	127	142	131	125	167	167	165	112	107	105	103	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 18
kJ	67	30	29	16	16	16	12	12	12	14	10	14	10	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 10	SE 12	SSE 10	SE 12	N 11	E 12	SE 12	SE 12	N 21	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	N 19	SE 10
kJ	14	27	12	12	12	12	7	7	15	10	6	10	6	2	3	6	5	9	5	12	12	5	7	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	123	111	92	92	96	98	88	91	113	141	212	255	227	237	249	289	338	405	440	397	358	310	322	331
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1668	1533	871	871	871	1708	2062	2023	1533	1619	1619	1619	1619	1641	1619	1619	1619	1619	871	1619	1641	2050	1641	1619
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