Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 236 | 471 | 527 | 459 | 498 | 897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 469 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 231 | 246 | 314 | 2095 | 2651 | 3078 | 3078 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM3.29m | 8:30PM3.10m | 8:45AM3.04m | 9:10PM2.80m | 9:29AM2.79m | 10:04PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.65m | 2:36AM0.86m | 3:02PM0.94m | 3:19AM1.15m | 3:55PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 236 | 471 | 527 | 459 | 498 | 897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 469 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 231 | 246 | 314 | 2095 | 2651 | 3078 | 3078 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 74 | 77 | 109 | 248 | 210 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 277 | 27 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 154 | 58 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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