Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.5
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
205
361
363
313
290
303
247
197
124
173
227
213
210
206
161
158
150
159
113
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54PM0.97m
11:01AM1.16m
10:16PM1.03m
12:06PM1.28m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.77m
3:36AM0.42m
5:04PM0.69m
5:06AM0.29m
5:59PM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:18
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5:38
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5:38
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 mm
3
7
18
4
2
3
1
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Temp °C
21
22
21
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
18
20
21
23
25
25
24
24
23
25
24
24
25
24
24
23
22
25
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