Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
284
261
282
241
195
163
113
173
227
213
210
206
203
158
150
113
113
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54PM0.97m
11:01AM1.16m
10:16PM1.03m
12:06PM1.28m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.77m
3:36AM0.42m
5:04PM0.69m
5:06AM0.29m
5:59PM0.56m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
20
6
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
21
22
22
23
23
24
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
26
27
25
24
23
Feels °C
19
21
21
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
22
22
23
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