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Copacabana surf break

Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Copacabana today?

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)99991514131312121215141313131212141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8167656455537085747495136293299295320346341513506485340286202
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
5
NNE
15
ESE
25
E
20
SW
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassoncross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
3.81
7:28PM
3.80
7:57AM
3.56
8:17PM
3.58
8:53AM
3.25
9:15PM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.15
1:39AM
0.12
1:59PM
0.41
2:32AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.70
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-7:26-------7:24-------7:22------
Sunset-----9:04-------9:05-------9:06--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----112------1---------
Temp. °C141315161615141414141719181615151514141515141313
Feels °C (?)14121515161615141312151514161311128101213131313
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