Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
433
416
356
281
251
192
145
118
81
79
58
49
101
79
72
47
46
28
21
30
30
33
87
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:42AM3.59m
4:56PM3.96m
5:21AM3.74m
5:36PM4.05m
5:58AM3.80m
6:13PM4.02m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.20m
11:04PM-0.04m
11:16AM0.04m
11:42PM-0.11m
11:54AM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
17
16
16
16
16
14
15
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
17
17
19
20
20
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