Surf Forecasts:
Ponta do Cacao surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 23 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NE swell with 358 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponta do Cacao this week:
The surf forecast for Ponta do Cacao over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponta do Cacao in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 22) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponta do Cacao over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 99 | 97 | 102 | 135 | 122 | 73 | 102 | 76 | 98 | 64 | 170 | 152 | 173 | 256 | 222 | 163 | 160 | 82 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM0.91m | 11:23AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.01m | 11:59AM1.15m | 11:42PM1.14m | 12:28PM1.25m | 00:18AM1.26m | 12:55PM1.34m | 00:50AM1.37m | 1:21PM1.41m | 1:22AM1.47m | 1:48PM1.46m | 1:55AM1.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.79m | 4:30AM0.57m | 5:26PM0.69m | 5:24AM0.46m | 5:57PM0.59m | 6:01AM0.35m | 6:23PM0.48m | 6:32AM0.24m | 6:50PM0.37m | 7:04AM0.15m | 7:18PM0.26m | 7:35AM0.09m | 7:48PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 99 | 91 | 30 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 98 | 64 | 86 | 152 | 100 | 116 | 80 | 68 | 122 | 80 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | S 10 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 56 | 11 | 46 | 102 | 74 | 13 | 50 | 170 | 5 | 106 | 256 | 222 | 163 | 160 | 6 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 12 | 97 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 102 | 135 | 122 | 70 | — | — | 74 | 71 | — | 119 | 173 | — | — | 5 | 114 | 82 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
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