Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
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4
4
2
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3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
5
NW
12
5.5
NW
14
5.5
NW
15
5
NW
14
4.5
NW
14
4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3671
4333
4073
3297
2780
2449
2061
1945
2309
2561
2345
2290
3751
7307
12787
11577
9290
7152
5688
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
NE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
55
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM2.83m
2:44PM3.11m
3:12AM3.10m
3:23PM3.37m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.97m
8:29AM0.99m
8:57PM0.70m
9:10AM0.72m
9:34PM0.43m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
13
14
13
14
17
17
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
12
10
11
10
11
14
13
15
13
12
4
6
7
8
8
8
9
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