Areia Preta 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.78° S 35.19° W

Issued: 8 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Areia Preta sea temperature is

27.1° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Areia Preta at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	99	90	91	77	91	94	97	83	83	83	81	83	87	84	106	112	121	150	150	164	136	127	125	123
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:37PM1.67m				11:35AM1.86m				11:55PM1.70m					12:47PM1.95m				1:06AM1.81m				1:50PM2.07m
Low Tide	4:39PM0.59m				5:00AM0.40m				5:57PM0.56m					6:15AM0.34m				7:08PM0.46m				7:23AM0.23m


	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
mm	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	26	26	27	25	25	24	23	24	26	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	27	28	27	28	27	28	28	27	27	25	26	27	26	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	27	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13
kJ	24	14	14	12	23	22	22	85	82	111	121	116	114	111	106	103	101	133	136	162	172	178	175	225
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	30	9	9	9	25	50	58	21	22	22	13	13	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	35	29	28	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	SE 18	SE 18	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	E 15	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SE 13
kJ	2	29	26	25	13	12	23	23	11	23	21	20	12	12	11	8	8	8	4	8	7	7	17	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	99	90	91	77	91	94	97	83	83	83	81	83	87	84	106	112	121	150	150	164	136	127	125	123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Rio Grande Do Norte	Alex Bahia - Norte	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Norte Bahia - Sul	Itacarezinho Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Icarai Ceará	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Japaratinga Alagoas	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1668	137	51	51	51	875	1668	1708	1668	1070	1054	1030	451	1030	1619	1533	1641	1641	871	871	68	387	1619	1619
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte		Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Touros Area	Touros Area																Baia Formosa
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1																2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Nova Almeida Espírito Santo	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Bonete (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Vila Santa Catarina - Sul	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Pauba São Paulo	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Geriba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia Grande Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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