Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
252
203
167
116
109
109
85
103
33
33
33
124
128
152
91
69
80
88
26
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
10
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59PM1.32m
4:38AM1.32m
4:25PM1.23m
5:15AM1.20m
4:53PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.39m
10:11PM0.23m
10:28AM0.51m
10:38PM0.32m
10:52AM0.62m
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Temp °C
28
26
25
24
24
23
22
27
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
27
24
25
24
22
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
28
27
25
25
24
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