Cacimba do Padre
Pernambuco, Brazil
Tue, Nov 3 – Fri, Nov 6
- 4–6 ft · 13sSurf on your dates
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- 81°F waterBoardshorts
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Cacimba do Padre surf forecast
Better surfweekendWed 4 Nov – Sat 7 Nov
Updated
Trip dates
Friday, Oct 23
5ft6/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 12s NNW
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:47am to 6pm
- Dawn5:47 to 8am5ft15kt offshore6/10
- Morning8 to 11am5ft15kt offshore4/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5ft15kt offshore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft18kt offshore4/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm4ft17kt offshore4/10
Saturday, Oct 24
Flat0/10
Flat all day.
- Swell
- 4s ESE
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:47am to 6pm
Sunday, Oct 25
Flat0/10
Flat all day.
- Swell
- 2s E
- Wind
- 11kt cross-shore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:47am to 6pm
Monday, Oct 26
Flat0/10
Flat all day.
- Swell
- 2s ESE
- Wind
- 11kt cross-shore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:46am to 6pm
Tuesday, Oct 27
Flat0/10
Flat all day.
- Swell
- 3s E
- Wind
- 12kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:46am to 6pm
Wednesday, Oct 28
1-2ft2/10Best in the morning
- Swell
- 8s N
- Wind
- 15kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:46am to 6pm
- Dawn5:46 to 8am2ft16kt offshore1/10
- Morning8 to 11am2ft16kt offshore2/10
- Midday11am to 2pm1ft16kt offshore0/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pmflat14kt offshore0/10
- Dusk4 to 6pmflat13kt offshore0/10
Thursday, Oct 29
3ft7/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 12s NNW
- Wind
- 12kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:46am to 6pm
- Dawn5:46 to 8am3ft14kt offshore7/10
- Morning8 to 11am3ft14kt offshore7/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3ft11kt offshore7/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm3ft11kt offshore5/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm3-4ft12kt offshore7/10
Friday, Oct 30
3ft6/10Best in the morning
- Swell
- 14s N
- Wind
- 13kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:46am to 6pm
- Dawn5:46 to 8am3ft13kt offshore6/10
- Morning8 to 11am3ft13kt offshore6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3-4ft13kt offshore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft12kt cross-shore6/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm3ft12kt offshore6/10
Saturday, Oct 31
4ft6/10Best at midday
- Swell
- 12s N
- Wind
- 13kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:45am to 6pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am4ft13kt offshore5/10
- Morning8 to 11am3-4ft14kt offshore6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm4ft14kt offshore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft13kt offshore6/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm4ft13kt offshore6/10
Sunday, Nov 1
4ft5/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 10s N
- Wind
- 14kt cross-shore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:45am to 6pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am4ft15kt cross-shore4/10
- Morning8 to 11am4ft14kt cross-shore4/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3-4ft13kt offshore5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft13kt offshore4/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm3ft13kt offshore5/10
Monday, Nov 2 Long range
4ft6/10Best in the afternoon
- Swell
- 12s NW
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Water
- 81°F
- Suit
- Boardshorts
- Light
- 5:45am to 6pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Morning8 to 11am4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm4ft16kt offshore5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm1ft16kt offshore1/10
Tuesday, Nov 3 Long range
3ft6/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 12s N
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Light
- 5:45am to 6pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am3ft17kt offshore5/10
- Morning8 to 11am3ft17kt offshore4/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3ft16kt offshore4/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm2-3ft15kt offshore4/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm3ft15kt offshore6/10
Wednesday, Nov 4 Long range
5ft7/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 13s N
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Light
- 5:45am to 6:01pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am1ft15kt offshore1/10
- Morning8 to 11am5ft16kt offshore6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5ft16kt offshore7/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm5ft16kt offshore7/10
- Dusk4 to 6:01pm5ft15kt offshore7/10
Thursday, Nov 5 Long range
5ft7/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 13s N
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Light
- 5:45am to 6:01pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am5ft16kt offshore7/10
- Morning8 to 11am5ft16kt offshore7/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5ft16kt offshore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4-5ft16kt offshore7/10
- Dusk4 to 6:01pm4ft16kt offshore7/10
Friday, Nov 6 Long range
4ft7/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 13s NNW
- Wind
- 16kt offshore
- Light
- 5:45am to 6:01pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am4-5ft15kt offshore6/10
- Morning8 to 11am4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4ft16kt offshore6/10
- Dusk4 to 6:01pm4ft16kt offshore7/10
Saturday, Nov 7 Long range
4ft7/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 13s NNW
- Wind
- 13kt offshore
- Light
- 5:45am to 6:01pm
- Dawn5:45 to 8am4ft13kt offshore7/10
- Morning8 to 11am4ft14kt offshore7/10
- Midday11am to 2pm4ft14kt cross-shore6/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm3ft12kt cross-shore6/10
- Dusk4 to 6:01pm4ft12kt offshore7/10
Getting there
Straight there, 6 min from FEN
- FEN
- 2.8 km, about 6 min
- the wave
Fernando de Noronha caps visitor numbers. Arrange the island before you book flights.
Free-flow driving time, not traffic.
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Island fee (TPA) R$105.79/day. Cacimba needs no park ticket.
Checked Oct 2026
Season
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Best months: Feb–Mar · typically 4–5 ft faces
Month by month
Best Feb–Mar. Good Dec–Mar. Worth avoiding May–Nov.
| Month | Relative quality | Typical face | Surfable days | Water | Wear | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 ft | 81% | 28 C / 83 F | boardshorts | Good | |
| Feb | 4 ft | 64% | 29 C / 83 F | boardshorts | Best | |
| Mar | 5 ft | 81% | 29 C / 84 F | boardshorts | Best | |
| Apr | 3 ft | 53% | 29 C / 85 F | boardshorts | Shoulder | |
| May | 1 ft | 9% | 29 C / 84 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Jun | 1 ft | 1% | 28 C / 83 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Jul | 1 ft | 0% | 27 C / 81 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Aug | 1 ft | 0% | 27 C / 81 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Sep | 1 ft | 6% | 27 C / 80 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Oct | 1 ft | 11% | 27 C / 81 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Nov | 4 ft | 55% | 27 C / 81 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Dec | 4 ft | 54% | 28 C / 82 F | boardshorts | Good |
Medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast (how we read the hindcast). Water temperatures come from an offshore model grid, which reads a little warm on an upwelling coast. More on the break in the Brazil guide.