Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 96 | 107 | 135 | 135 | 175 | 170 | 155 | 157 | 134 | 128 | 104 | 84 | 62 | 106 | 103 | 132 | 91 | 91 | 70 | 188 | 110 | 126 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM0.97m | 6:35PM0.93m | 9:57AM0.96m | 9:17PM0.91m | 11:23AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.55m | 12:28PM0.82m | 2:15AM0.63m | 4:36PM0.79m | 4:30AM0.57m | 5:26PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 86 | 107 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 170 | 155 | 157 | 134 | 128 | 104 | 84 | 62 | 106 | 103 | 132 | 91 | 91 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | SE 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 3 | — | 21 | — | 11 | 93 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 51 | 73 | 70 | 79 | 59 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 135 | 96 | 85 | 91 | 108 | 175 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 188 | 110 | 126 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 342 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 13 | 425 | 13 | 13 |
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