Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.4
S
5
1.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
279
363
268
259
258
234
164
173
214
239
208
178
134
107
110
90
85
97
247
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55AM1.23m
11:45PM1.12m
1:01PM1.36m
00:45AM1.25m
1:50PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.56m
6:18AM0.24m
7:06PM0.47m
7:13AM0.08m
7:51PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
28
25
25
23
22
22
26
31
30
26
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
28
26
24
25
23
22
22
25
27
27
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
23
21
20
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