Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
6
1.3
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
E
11
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
302
348
173
254
215
188
181
155
159
119
149
116
160
180
143
137
141
120
169
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:10PM1.28m
00:59AM1.29m
1:35PM1.37m
1:27AM1.40m
1:59PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.45m
7:14AM0.21m
7:29PM0.36m
7:41AM0.12m
7:53PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
25
24
23
23
23
25
27
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
27
27
24
27
26
27
25
26
27
26
22
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
23
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