Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
68
26
46
28
28
15
17
34
35
35
31
29
28
25
25
46
39
33
40
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:59PM1.37m
2:49AM1.38m
3:28PM1.39m
3:18AM1.42m
3:56PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.39m
9:07AM0.14m
9:19PM0.37m
9:36AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
23
22
21
20
20
22
28
27
25
23
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
26
23
23
23
20
22
22
24
25
25
25
25
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