Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
E
7
0.7
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
284
278
226
199
168
161
129
113
90
69
67
67
53
53
60
60
84
57
151
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM1.38m
4:37AM1.46m
4:27PM1.29m
5:32AM1.33m
5:13PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.30m
10:10PM0.09m
10:44AM0.44m
10:57PM0.17m
11:39AM0.60m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
25
27
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
22
21
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
26
27
27
27
27
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