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Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Copacabana today?
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
905 | 1104 | 1441 | 1800 | 1825 | 2077 | 2026 | 1854 | 1602 | 1360 | 1138 | 970 | 821 | 703 | 639 | 586 | 470 | 363 | 302 | 262 | 224 | 192 | 167 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:29PM3.44m | 3:47AM3.64m | 4:13PM3.67m | 4:34AM3.80m | 4:58PM3.85m | 5:21AM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:32PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.18m | 10:18PM0.16m | 10:41AM0.06m | 11:05PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | 9:35 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 905 | 351 | 351 | 318 | 356 | — | — | 1854 | 1602 | 1360 | 1138 | 970 | 821 | 703 | 639 | 586 | 470 | 363 | 302 | 262 | 224 | 192 | 167 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | N 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 409 | 407 | 357 | 311 | 270 | 411 | 288 | 264 | 98 | 199 | 138 | 153 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1104 | 1441 | 1800 | 1825 | 2077 | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 153 | 558 | 474 | 267 | 333 | 262 | 246 | 246 | 352 | 474 | 115 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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