Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.2°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
149
140
114
85
136
133
76
76
74
68
62
56
85
118
166
132
166
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:18PM0.90m
11:25AM0.98m
10:35PM0.91m
12:16PM1.08m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.64m
5:41PM0.77m
5:26AM0.55m
6:17PM0.66m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
19
19
19
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