
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 126 | 124 | 121 | 149 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 169 | 123 | 163 | 109 | 125 | 125 | 132 | 147 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.22m | 5:41AM1.22m | 5:30PM1.11m | 6:30AM1.07m | 6:03PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.45m | 11:10PM0.36m | 11:29AM0.60m | 11:41PM0.46m | 11:57AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
86 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 126 | 124 | 85 | 149 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 163 | 109 | 125 | 125 | 59 | 57 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
88 | 67 | 52 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 22 | 45 | 16 | 123 | 115 | 109 | 100 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
29 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 66 | 33 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 53 | 22 | 66 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 44 | 71 | 42 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
11 | 32 | 58 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 73 | 66 | 10 | 169 | 34 | 28 | 47 | 64 | 61 | 132 | 147 | 147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 332 | 13 | 332 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 332 | 360 | 364 |
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