Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.9°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
1.5
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
1
NE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
12
1.7
NE
6
0.7
E
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
181
56
78
31
32
98
28
212
45
96
85
88
73
106
33
33
132
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
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
off
High Tide
3:34PM1.39m
4:03AM1.43m
3:59PM1.32m
4:38AM1.32m
4:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.16m
10:05AM0.39m
10:11PM0.23m
10:28AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
24
23
23
27
28
26
25
25
24
23
23
28
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
25
24
26
26
24
24
25
25
23
23
27
26
27
25
26
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