Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
249
273
261
176
294
3
249
242
302
363
365
403
394
554
489
476
435
284
238
197
167
164
219
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM1.49m
4:43PM1.36m
4:53AM1.43m
5:13PM1.27m
5:35AM1.34m
5:48PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.26m
10:36AM0.16m
10:43PM0.29m
11:11AM0.28m
11:18PM0.33m
11:52AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
24
27
26
24
23
23
23
22
24
30
31
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
25
23
22
23
23
21
20
21
27
29
24
25
27
23
21
20
18
15
18
17
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