Areia Preta Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
435
470
427
427
398
388
395
350
350
297
255
255
248
242
223
250
263
249
242
203
172
132
148
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
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
High Tide
9:29AM1.59m
9:38PM1.49m
10:58AM1.50m
11:21PM1.43m
12:38PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.55m
3:39PM0.80m
4:13AM0.68m
5:19PM0.86m
5:57AM0.70m
6:57PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
27
27
25
24
23
23
24
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
24
25
24
23
22
23
23
24
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
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