Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
176
173
227
217
210
206
161
158
117
115
113
113
113
157
162
136
207
202
158
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM1.16m
10:16PM1.03m
12:06PM1.28m
11:36PM1.18m
12:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.69m
5:06AM0.29m
5:59PM0.56m
6:05AM0.15m
6:40PM0.43m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
23
23
23
23
26
27
25
24
23
Feels °C
26
24
23
25
24
24
24
25
26
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
23
24
24
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