Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
176
123
153
268
348
312
319
349
307
301
275
199
168
161
129
126
102
80
70
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:15PM1.44m
3:50AM1.55m
3:49PM1.38m
4:37AM1.46m
4:27PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.18m
9:29PM0.06m
10:00AM0.30m
10:10PM0.09m
10:44AM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
22
22
21
23
22
23
22
21
23
22
23
23
23
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