Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
169
135
139
133
118
111
169
137
134
108
72
68
151
121
98
90
63
42
45
48
37
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM1.17m
1:58PM1.28m
1:45AM1.25m
2:30PM1.33m
2:19AM1.33m
2:59PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.30m
7:58PM0.49m
8:07AM0.23m
8:26PM0.44m
8:37AM0.18m
8:53PM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
21
26
25
22
21
Feels °C
23
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
19
21
24
22
21
21
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