Beach forecast for Areia Branca
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Calm · 2.7 ft
- Water
- 84 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 12 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 12:15 am and 12:25 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Areia Branca (8/10). The best hours are from 6:00 am to 10:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea and water at 84 °F, though with light offshore wind and very high UV. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 8Good beach day | 6:00–10:00 am | Calm · 2.7 ft | 84 °F | 12 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–11:00 am | Use care · 2.8 ft | 84 °F | 12 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm6:00–10:00 am | Use care · 3.0 ft | 84 °F | 12 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm6:00–10:00 am | Use care · 3.1 ft | 84 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 6:00–9:00 am | Calm · 2.6 ft | 84 °F | 8 |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 6:00–9:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.8 ft | 84 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 6:00–10:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 84 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
4 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 95 °F: hot
- Calm for swimming: 2.7 ft waves
- Water at 84 °F (very warm)
- Light offshore wind (9 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.7 ft
2.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 84 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 12 · SPF 50
Max UV 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 9:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate onshore wind (15 mph).
- Tide & sand 12:25 pm
Low tide at 12:15 am and 12:25 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:22 am and 6:39 pm.
The best window, 6:00 am to 10:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea and water at 84 °F, though with light offshore wind and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 9 | Clear sky | 85 °F | 7 mph | 2.7 ft | 1 |
| 7:00 am | 9 | Clear sky | 87 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 2 |
| 8:00 am | 8 | Mainly clear | 91 °F | 9 mph | 2.6 ft | 5 |
| 9:00 am | 7 | Partly cloudy | 95 °F | 9 mph | 2.6 ft | 8 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 98 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 11 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 99 °F | 10 mph | 2.6 ft | 12 |
| 12:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 98 °F | 13 mph | 2.6 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Overcast | 96 °F | 15 mph | 2.8 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 94 °F | 15 mph | 2.9 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 91 °F | 15 mph | 3.1 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 89 °F | 15 mph | 3.2 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Areia Branca
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- Praia de Baixa Grande 4.6 mi · E
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.5 of 3, warmth 3.8 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.3 of 1; minus wind 0.4 and UV 0.1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Areia Branca
Is it a beach day in Areia Branca today?
A good beach day: 8/10. Best from 6:00 am to 10:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea and water at 84 °F, though with light offshore wind and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Areia Branca today?
2.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Areia Branca?
About 84 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Areia Branca today?
UV reaches 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Areia Branca?
Today low tide is at 12:15 am and 12:25 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:22 am and 6:39 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Areia Branca?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 6:00 am to 11:00 am.
What beaches are near Areia Branca?
Praia de Baixa Grande (4.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Areia Branca today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Termisa (Areia Branca, TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data