Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.5°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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
222
180
176
166
127
125
108
134
149
269
287
284
254
183
262
285
350
682
372
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
SE
25
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:21PM1.41m
1:22AM1.47m
1:48PM1.46m
1:55AM1.54m
2:15PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.26m
7:35AM0.09m
7:48PM0.17m
8:09AM0.08m
8:20PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
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5:03
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5:03
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5:45
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5:45
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 mm
2
1
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1
1
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2
1
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5
4
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
26
30
30
26
25
24
23
24
27
34
28
24
23
Feels °C
24
25
26
27
25
24
24
27
30
30
26
26
27
24
25
27
34
31
25
27
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