Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Issued: 8 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is

23.5°C

Ponta do Cacao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ponta do Cacao today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (20 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20						Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	80	196	75	159	73	73	102	75	74	74	98	98	104	161	164	158	206	202	191	184	187	187
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	N	N	W	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:59AM1.15m				11:42PM1.14m					12:28PM1.25m				00:18AM1.26m				12:55PM1.34m
Low Tide	5:24AM0.46m				5:57PM0.59m					6:01AM0.35m				6:23PM0.48m				6:32AM0.24m				6:50PM0.37m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2
Temp °C	21	22	22	23	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	23	24	23	23	24	25	24	23	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 10	SE 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 6	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	79	196	33	73	73	73	102	75	74	36	98	98	104	161	164	158	206	202	191	184	187	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	ESE 10	NE 6	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 10	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 16	ESE 8
kJ	36	25	71	11	40	39	23	14	13	74	35	13	12	12	23	24	24	24	24	23	5	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	S 7	NE 6	ESE 8	ENE 6	E 6	S 6	ESE 8	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	S 16
kJ	80	78	75	15	14	10	24	13	19	11	13	6	12	13	6	6	6	6	5	5	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 9	SE 5	SE 5	—	ESE 5	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 5
kJ	64	52	—	159	29	25	—	28	—	—	—	26	26	26	35	22	31	34	37	49	55	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Manguinhos Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Nova Almeida Espírito Santo	Manguinhos Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Bariri Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia de Camburi Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	1	13	39	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	54	8
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

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