Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
11
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
123
130
105
101
101
140
130
157
103
103
68
50
47
115
150
158
50
47
30
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.49m
1:46AM1.56m
2:17PM1.50m
2:21AM1.60m
2:43PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.22m
8:09AM-0.01m
8:20PM0.15m
8:42AM0.05m
8:49PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
26
28
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
25
24
24
25
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
26
23
23
24
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