Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.4
SSE
8
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SSE
8
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
91
109
67
67
85
27
61
68
28
93
135
124
98
35
184
208
189
220
103
93
88
93
113
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
SE
15
ESE
15
S
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:15AM1.20m
4:53PM1.13m
6:02AM1.07m
5:27PM1.03m
7:19AM0.97m
6:35PM0.93m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.32m
10:52AM0.62m
11:10PM0.43m
11:21AM0.73m
11:57PM0.55m
12:28PM0.82m
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heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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14
13
1
1
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1
3
1
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1
4
4
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
25
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
28
24
23
22
Feels °C
26
28
26
29
27
25
23
25
25
23
24
24
24
21
23
22
23
25
25
25
30
27
24
24
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