
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 24 | 239 | 149 | 138 | 175 | 215 | 135 | 138 | 263 | 147 | 140 | 124 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 123 | 120 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.07m | 5:27PM1.03m | 7:19AM0.97m | 6:35PM0.93m | 9:57AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.43m | 11:21AM0.73m | 11:57PM0.55m | 12:28PM0.82m | 2:15AM0.63m | 4:36PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
63 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 149 | 84 | 86 | 138 | 135 | 138 | 154 | 147 | 140 | 124 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 123 | 120 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 9 | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 6 | — | 107 | 21 | — | 138 | 97 | 65 | 78 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | S 5 |
14 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 44 | 7 | 39 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
90 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 224 | 239 | — | 138 | 175 | 215 | 131 | 135 | 263 | — | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 332 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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