Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
1.2
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
103
99
94
71
97
344
95
87
144
104
87
122
109
95
73
73
100
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17PM0.91m
11:23AM1.05m
10:56PM1.01m
11:59AM1.15m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.79m
4:30AM0.57m
5:26PM0.69m
5:24AM0.46m
5:57PM0.59m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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 mm
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1
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1
1
1
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
25
27
27
25
24
25
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
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