Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
2
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
S
5
2
S
6
1.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
127
125
122
113
155
238
227
233
258
285
269
311
441
452
315
203
179
165
136
153
152
311
331
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NE
35
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
20
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM1.47m
1:48PM1.46m
1:55AM1.54m
2:15PM1.49m
2:30AM1.59m
2:44PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.09m
7:48PM0.17m
8:09AM0.08m
8:20PM0.10m
8:44AM0.10m
8:53PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
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 mm
1
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2
4
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
26
30
29
26
25
24
24
24
29
34
32
24
23
23
23
23
25
24
22
22
21
Feels °C
24
24
25
28
30
29
27
26
25
25
24
29
34
34
22
25
27
26
27
28
25
19
19
19
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