Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 85 | 85 | 106 | 84 | 96 | 120 | 132 | 114 | 135 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 134 | 128 | 101 | 81 | 71 | 120 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.03m | 7:19AM0.97m | 6:35PM0.93m | 9:57AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.73m | 11:57PM0.55m | 12:28PM0.82m | 2:15AM0.63m | 4:36PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 44 | 59 | 84 | 86 | 107 | 132 | 114 | 120 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 134 | 128 | 101 | 81 | 61 | 120 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 21 | — | 135 | 95 | 79 | 57 | 47 | 46 | 75 | 55 | 71 | 53 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 48 | 23 | 8 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 93 | 85 | 85 | 106 | 82 | 96 | 120 | 114 | 106 | — | 2 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 43 | 0 | 332 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 355 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
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