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Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Copacabana today?
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
133 | 123 | 97 | 62 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 122 | 113 | 138 | 37 | 44 | 75 | 132 | 302 | 591 | 820 | 2185 | 2103 | 2180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.95m | 1:54PM2.90m | 2:09AM3.18m | 2:44PM3.17m | 2:59AM3.42m | 3:29PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.86m | 7:54PM0.93m | 8:26AM0.61m | 8:45PM0.67m | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:32PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 133 | 123 | 97 | 62 | 40 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 122 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 302 | 591 | 331 | 623 | 644 | 2180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 110 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 138 | 24 | 44 | 75 | 132 | — | — | 820 | 2185 | 2103 | 714 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 115 | 8 | 125 | 8 | 105 | 149 | 596 | 571 | 31 | 115 | 115 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 542 | 540 | 214 | 137 |
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