Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
118
211
263
114
88
65
103
104
200
288
408
366
289
191
180
163
233
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:16PM0.99m
12:14PM1.26m
11:48PM1.13m
1:03PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.69m
5:12AM0.36m
6:14PM0.58m
6:17AM0.19m
6:59PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
24
23
21
20
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
18
16
16
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