Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
8
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
261
265
173
150
123
96
96
70
56
42
40
40
40
31
33
38
31
25
20
183
164
243
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
S
10
WSW
10
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
W
10
N
20
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM1.37m
00:50AM1.43m
1:20PM1.40m
1:30AM1.49m
1:47PM1.41m
2:07AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.31m
7:12AM0.14m
7:25PM0.21m
7:48AM0.17m
7:58PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
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7
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Temp °C
31
29
27
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
29
29
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
31
28
28
25
26
27
28
30
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
27
30
27
25
26
27
27
25
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