Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Issued: 2 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is

23.9°C

Ponta do Cacao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	255	291	285	199	171	139	132	153	268	329	299	325	284	284	278	226	203	168	161	126	123	90	80	67
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			3:08AM1.59m				3:15PM1.44m				3:50AM1.55m				3:49PM1.38m				4:37AM1.46m				4:27PM1.29m
Low Tide					9:20AM0.18m				9:29PM0.06m				10:00AM0.30m				10:10PM0.09m				10:44AM0.44m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	22	22	21	22	21	21	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	19	18	17	18	19	19	18	20	20	21	20	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	25	23	24	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	60	45	45	45	33	73	132	153	105	329	299	325	284	284	278	226	203	168	161	126	123	90	80	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	SE 12	S 9	S 9
kJ	30	6	27	26	40	32	32	31	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	164	124	45	44	45	—	5	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	E 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	S 14	ENE 7	—	—	—	SSW 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	S 16	S 15	S 15
kJ	6	—	6	17	4	17	—	33	36	—	—	—	50	5	5	4	5	4	45	34	6	5	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	255	291	285	199	171	139	98	82	268	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	43	—	—	—	45	60	60	60
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	589	601	538	538	332	332	13	399	13	13	13	1	1	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	364
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Rating (10 max)							1		2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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