Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
168
161
129
113
90
69
67
67
66
62
53
53
84
57
151
151
147
131
180
161
107
98
93
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:37AM1.46m
4:27PM1.29m
5:32AM1.33m
5:13PM1.19m
6:47AM1.21m
6:16PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.09m
10:44AM0.44m
10:57PM0.17m
11:39AM0.60m
00:00AM0.27m
1:03PM0.72m
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Temp °C
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
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25
25
24
24
23
23
23
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26
25
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Feels °C
23
23
21
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
25
28
26
26
27
26
26
26
29
29
28
28
26
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