Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
99
78
78
57
58
60
60
60
89
31
31
31
30
29
28
35
34
33
78
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:15PM1.49m
3:24AM1.58m
3:42PM1.45m
3:59AM1.54m
4:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.04m
9:16PM0.14m
9:39AM0.10m
9:46PM0.14m
10:13AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
24
23
23
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
26
28
26
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
26
24
24
25
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
25
25
22
22
24
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