Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Oct 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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
75
74
74
98
98
104
126
164
161
206
202
191
184
184
184
198
260
260
243
226
183
180
180
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM1.14m
12:28PM1.25m
00:18AM1.26m
12:55PM1.34m
00:50AM1.37m
1:21PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.35m
6:23PM0.48m
6:32AM0.24m
6:50PM0.37m
7:04AM0.15m
7:18PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
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5:03
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5:45
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5:45
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
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1
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
22
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
23
23
24
25
24
23
24
26
24
26
25
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