
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 120 | 117 | 124 | 121 | 104 | 92 | 64 | 73 | 120 | 103 | 112 | 88 | 91 | 97 | 79 | 117 | 186 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM0.97m | 6:35PM0.93m | 9:57AM0.96m | 9:17PM0.91m | 11:23AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.82m | 2:15AM0.63m | 4:36PM0.79m | 4:30AM0.57m | 5:26PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
107 | 132 | 135 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 124 | 121 | 104 | 79 | 64 | 54 | 120 | 103 | 112 | 88 | 53 | 59 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 |
— | 21 | — | 135 | 95 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 46 | 92 | 54 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 68 | 54 | 91 | 67 | 48 | 40 | 119 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | ENE 7 |
— | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 60 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 73 | 97 | 79 | 12 | — | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
85 | 88 | 104 | — | 2 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 117 | 186 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 162 | 342 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 332 | 458 | 13 | 13 |
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