Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.3°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5						Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	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	286	261	259	259	237	280	327	327	353	435	447	451	432	454	508	476	476	454	454	454	412	412
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
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	cross-on
High Tide				12:27PM1.73m				00:51AM1.83m				1:27PM1.88m				1:46AM2.03m				2:12PM2.03m
Low Tide		6:02AM0.50m				6:41PM0.53m				7:14AM0.34m				7:36PM0.34m				8:04AM0.18m				8:19PM0.17m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	27	26	26	26	25	26	25	26	26	26	27	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13
kJ	165	153	145	143	141	141	102	93	92	92	95	95	95	66	67	67	71	144	194	187	176	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16
kJ	10	10	10	12	12	10	9	24	22	21	46	45	46	72	69	68	68	24	55	54	52	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 18	N 18	N 18	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 15	S 14
kJ	12	12	12	10	10	26	25	24	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	17	17	4	21	16	21	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	286	261	259	259	237	280	327	327	353	435	447	451	432	454	508	476	476	454	454	454	412	412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1641	1619	1619	373	1619	1619	1641	1619	1619	1641	1641	2021	1641	1619	1619	1641	1725	1725	1619	1641	1641	1619
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	8	6	6	5

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