Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
ENE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
46
46
57
59
63
39
280
353
385
480
422
352
376
334
273
203
124
222
208
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM1.05m
8:29AM1.10m
7:54PM0.97m
11:01AM1.16m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.70m
1:22AM0.43m
3:20PM0.77m
3:36AM0.42m
5:04PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:20
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5:18
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5:38
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5:38
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5:38
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 mm
2
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1
1
2
4
4
8
12
11
10
12
9
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
21
22
25
24
24
23
Feels °C
27
25
25
25
26
24
22
22
20
21
20
18
21
25
23
24
26
24
24
23
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