Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
62
66
84
57
151
151
149
169
161
161
156
98
105
121
90
64
53
51
50
49
49
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:32AM1.33m
5:13PM1.19m
6:47AM1.21m
6:16PM1.10m
8:37AM1.14m
7:54PM1.05m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.60m
00:00AM0.27m
1:03PM0.72m
1:35AM0.35m
3:01PM0.75m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
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5:00
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4:58
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4:58
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5:47
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5:49
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1
1
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1
5
4
1
4
4
1
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2
7
6
Temp °C
21
25
29
28
26
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
21
25
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
28
28
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