Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
287
195
258
155
158
168
223
247
141
158
155
107
110
89
75
129
246
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45PM1.12m
1:01PM1.36m
00:45AM1.25m
1:50PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.56m
6:18AM0.24m
7:06PM0.47m
7:13AM0.08m
7:51PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
26
31
30
26
24
23
22
21
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
22
24
28
27
25
24
24
25
23
25
25
23
21
21
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