Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
253
279
234
186
236
181
147
118
118
118
118
90
90
72
70
70
80
100
136
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.08m
11:21PM1.02m
12:38PM1.14m
00:22AM1.09m
1:23PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.65m
6:02AM0.46m
6:45PM0.61m
6:52AM0.38m
7:26PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
24
23
22
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
25
23
23
23
Feels °C
26
24
23
24
23
23
23
26
23
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
22
24
25
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