Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
15
3
NW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3970
3762
3192
2843
2356
2110
1613
1367
1325
1129
987
772
747
683
604
469
445
344
332
254
228
224
216
204
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:47AM3.30m
9:24PM3.03m
9:52AM3.05m
10:44PM2.78m
11:22AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.63m
3:04PM0.66m
3:29AM0.92m
4:16PM0.91m
4:47AM1.14m
5:49PM1.01m
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clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
20
20
20
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