Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
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)
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
257
223
190
190
161
134
130
106
108
167
236
355
459
459
452
380
322
317
256
200
145
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM1.34m
5:48PM1.17m
6:32AM1.21m
6:36PM1.06m
8:04AM1.11m
7:59PM0.97m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.44m
00:02AM0.40m
12:52PM0.61m
1:16AM0.48m
3:00PM0.73m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
24
28
28
24
24
Feels °C
21
19
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
20
19
23
26
26
23
24
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