Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
63
63
7
36
32
73
85
96
96
122
247
290
221
276
127
96
96
78
76
68
56
57
57
56
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
SSE
10
W
15
NNE
0
N
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:17PM1.32m
00:05AM1.34m
12:50PM1.37m
00:50AM1.43m
1:20PM1.40m
1:30AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.19m
6:12PM0.42m
6:31AM0.14m
6:50PM0.31m
7:12AM0.14m
7:25PM0.21m
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Temp °C
23
28
28
26
25
25
24
24
24
28
31
30
27
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
30
29
26
27
28
27
26
26
28
31
29
28
27
26
27
26
30
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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