Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.9°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
E
7
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
129
113
90
69
69
67
73
62
53
54
84
57
151
151
147
169
180
111
107
100
93
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
0
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
4:37AM1.46m
4:27PM1.29m
5:32AM1.33m
5:13PM1.19m
6:47AM1.21m
6:16PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.44m
10:57PM0.17m
11:39AM0.60m
00:00AM0.27m
1:03PM0.72m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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4:58
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2
4
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1
1
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7
Temp °C
21
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
26
26
25
25
23
Feels °C
21
24
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
25
27
26
31
28
28
29
27
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