Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.9° 

Ponta do Cacao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
9
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
151
136
124
109
69
67
67
65
31
82
49
40
56
91
49
99
115
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.23m
5:15AM1.20m
4:53PM1.13m
6:02AM1.07m
5:27PM1.03m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.32m
10:52AM0.62m
11:10PM0.43m
11:21AM0.73m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
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3
17
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Temp °C
24
25
24
23
23
25
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
27
25
26
26
28
25
27
26
24
23
24
24
25
21
21
22
22
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