Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
91
35
33
33
32
31
105
103
136
128
216
331
230
244
244
228
173
123
215
150
120
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
30
N
25
N
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
3:59AM1.54m
4:11PM1.38m
4:39AM1.45m
4:42PM1.28m
5:27AM1.33m
5:20PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.21m
10:20PM0.18m
10:51AM0.36m
10:59PM0.24m
11:36AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
25
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
27
32
29
25
24
24
23
23
28
28
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
22
22
24
23
25
23
24
29
26
23
23
24
23
23
27
27
25
27
26
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