Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.0°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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
145
107
98
86
94
89
85
83
33
33
91
71
57
60
62
63
8
31
31
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:49PM1.50m
2:52AM1.58m
3:15PM1.49m
3:24AM1.58m
3:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.17m
9:07AM0.04m
9:16PM0.14m
9:39AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
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Temp °C
28
25
24
24
23
22
22
25
27
25
23
23
22
22
22
24
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
27
24
24
25
24
23
23
26
27
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
23
24
23
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