Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta do Cacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 136 | 141 | 124 | 109 | 105 | 125 | 106 | 188 | 130 | 108 | 163 | 238 | 233 | 173 | 167 | 121 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.11m | 6:30AM1.07m | 6:03PM1.00m | 7:58AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.46m | 11:57AM0.73m | 00:30AM0.58m | 2:48PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 141 | 124 | 109 | 105 | 125 | 67 | 188 | 130 | 108 | 163 | 238 | 233 | 173 | 167 | 98 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 125 | 115 | 109 | 100 | 88 | 106 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 55 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 74 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 66 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 49 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 67 | 74 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 42 | 28 | 51 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 121 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 8 |
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