Ponta do Cacao Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
105
82
65
43
181
227
314
114
88
65
70
77
164
214
388
387
294
256
262
215
296
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM1.12m
10:16PM0.99m
12:14PM1.26m
11:48PM1.13m
1:03PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.49m
5:07PM0.69m
5:12AM0.36m
6:14PM0.58m
6:17AM0.19m
6:59PM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
5
1
5
1
1
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
23
24
25
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
25
25
26
25
25
25
23
25
24
23
21
20
19
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
17
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