Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
11
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
210
206
161
158
117
115
113
132
132
151
144
133
179
185
149
129
138
134
142
144
191
47
173
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM1.03m
12:06PM1.28m
11:36PM1.18m
12:47PM1.38m
00:26AM1.34m
1:20PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.29m
5:59PM0.56m
6:05AM0.15m
6:40PM0.43m
6:53AM0.04m
7:15PM0.32m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
26
28
25
24
24
23
22
23
26
27
25
24
23
23
23
23
26
28
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
24
25
26
22
22
24
23
23
24
25
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
26
23
22
24
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