Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
6
2
S
7
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
365
411
403
330
244
254
232
482
452
331
173
133
157
361
167
170
206
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:48PM1.13m
1:03PM1.39m
00:41AM1.30m
1:41PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.58m
6:17AM0.19m
6:59PM0.46m
7:07AM0.04m
7:37PM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
20
21
23
23
23
24
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