Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1
E
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
94
158
107
83
175
165
111
72
56
59
75
75
75
75
53
52
51
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM0.95m
12:37PM1.11m
00:15AM1.05m
1:12PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.73m
5:50AM0.51m
6:40PM0.64m
6:40AM0.41m
7:12PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
21
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
23
22
23
24
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