Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
ENE
6
0.6
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
105
101
101
140
130
146
103
103
68
90
46
162
158
158
49
47
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM1.56m
2:17PM1.50m
2:21AM1.60m
2:43PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.22m
8:09AM-0.01m
8:20PM0.15m
8:42AM0.05m
8:49PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
23
23
22
27
28
26
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25
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Feels °C
27
26
24
24
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26
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