Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
243
174
133
126
123
117
144
187
255
465
627
146
148
225
285
408
554
647
1538
1444
956
897
794
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM1.47m
1:38AM1.35m
2:38PM1.54m
2:24AM1.44m
3:24PM1.56m
3:08AM1.50m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.38m
8:06AM-0.01m
8:41PM0.35m
8:54AM-0.09m
9:25PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
31
33
30
27
22
21
21
21
21
20
18
18
18
19
18
19
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
29
31
30
28
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
15
14
15
16
18
19
18
18
18
19
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