Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
551
551
513
513
513
361
355
348
341
310
265
181
203
176
173
242
311
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:50PM1.48m
4:35AM1.51m
5:31PM1.39m
5:19AM1.45m
6:12PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.38m
11:13AM0.00m
11:28PM0.42m
12:00PM0.13m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
21
21
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
21
19
21
21
22
21
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
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