Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 246 | 244 | 293 | 289 | 310 | 270 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 170 | 167 | 161 | 161 | 138 | 142 | 176 | 209 | 243 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.31m | 5:33AM1.38m | 5:55PM1.20m | 6:17AM1.24m | 6:30PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.36m | 11:56AM0.36m | 11:59PM0.43m | 12:33PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 328 | 246 | 189 | 176 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 170 | 170 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 161 | 161 | 138 | 142 | 176 | 209 | 47 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 128 | 121 | 80 | 77 | 55 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 204 | 244 | 293 | 289 | 310 | 270 | 232 | 232 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Espírito Santo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ponta do Cacao surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest