Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 40.20° W

Ponta do Cacao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta do Cacao sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.4
SSE
10
1.4
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
9
1.4
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
75
109
33
135
103
136
101
75
96
75
85
77
31
146
94
80
109
60
49
16
17
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
S
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM1.32m
4:25PM1.23m
5:15AM1.20m
4:53PM1.13m
6:02AM1.07m
5:27PM1.03m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.51m
10:38PM0.32m
10:52AM0.62m
11:10PM0.43m
11:21AM0.73m
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clear
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5:11
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8
4
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2
1
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Temp °C
23
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
23
28
28
22
23
23
24
23
23
24
27
25
26
24
Feels °C
24
28
26
26
27
27
25
26
25
29
27
22
24
25
26
25
25
25
27
25
25
24
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