Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
998
1096
1245
1305
1271
1511
1418
1382
1091
956
930
746
586
491
454
367
278
269
199
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM1.41m
2:26AM1.45m
2:59PM1.45m
2:52AM1.50m
3:25PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.33m
8:41AM0.07m
8:51PM0.28m
9:08AM0.04m
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
7
1
Temp °C
27
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
22
20
20
20
21
21
23
26
24
23
23
Feels °C
27
24
26
24
24
24
24
26
25
25
22
22
21
23
23
24
25
22
21
23
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