Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.1°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
136
81
76
78
76
89
43
42
97
131
157
211
138
184
168
152
156
134
259
340
205
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM0.98m
10:35PM0.91m
12:16PM1.08m
11:51PM1.03m
12:44PM1.19m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.64m
5:41PM0.77m
5:26AM0.55m
6:17PM0.66m
6:13AM0.43m
6:42PM0.55m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
23
27
28
24
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
21
21
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
20
21
24
25
22
22
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