Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 56 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.58m | 5:13PM3.96m | 5:41AM3.72m | 5:57PM4.10m | 6:23AM3.77m | 6:39PM4.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.23m | 11:23PM-0.04m | 11:35AM0.07m | 00:07AM-0.14m | 12:17PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 56 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 22 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 33 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 138 | 143 | 78 | 125 | 125 | 105 | 277 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 376 | 8 | 8 |
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