Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
ENE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
57
59
63
39
128
196
379
464
500
428
355
285
227
186
136
222
227
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM1.05m
8:29AM1.10m
7:54PM0.97m
11:01AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.43m
3:20PM0.77m
3:36AM0.42m
5:04PM0.69m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
23
25
25
25
24
24
25
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