Copacabana Surf Break

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
19.2° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Copacabana today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
86
86
86
100
102
86
85
81
75
73
71
70
68
49
48
47
46
45
26
26
24
23
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
W
5
E
10
E
0
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
WSW
5
E
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
ENE
0
NW
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:04PM3.84m
8:38AM3.37m
8:57PM3.67m
9:32AM3.19m
9:52PM3.46m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.30m
2:19AM0.18m
2:31PM0.45m
3:13AM0.37m
3:25PM0.62m
4:08AM0.57m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
9:59
10:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
23
21
19
21
20
22
20
22
21
21
21
21
21
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
23
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
102
86
86
86
100
102
86
85
81
75
73
71
70
68
49
48
47
46
45
26
26
24
23
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
1
1
8
8
159
105
93
146
146
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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