Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.7°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
228
169
256
279
249
249
270
372
280
343
383
539
489
519
424
322
238
223
192
161
353
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
N
10
NW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM1.49m
4:43PM1.36m
4:53AM1.43m
5:13PM1.27m
5:35AM1.34m
5:48PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.16m
10:43PM0.29m
11:11AM0.28m
11:18PM0.33m
11:52AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
27
25
24
23
22
22
22
24
30
30
25
24
24
23
22
22
21
20
21
21
Feels °C
23
24
25
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
27
27
23
23
26
24
20
22
19
16
17
18
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