Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
18
1.6
NW
17
1.8
NW
16
1.9
NW
15
2
NW
14
2
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2
NW
14
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
560
437
430
416
314
349
332
273
228
224
750
1399
1685
1547
1616
1485
1830
1528
1339
1247
954
854
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM3.12m
4:04PM3.42m
4:26AM3.36m
4:37PM3.65m
4:57AM3.56m
5:09PM3.82m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.67m
10:14PM0.43m
10:23AM0.43m
10:46PM0.21m
10:57AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:04
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
24
25
24
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
22
23
22
21
19
19
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
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