Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
21.0° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
8
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
38
37
80
88
81
70
38
18
10
10
19
18
16
15
10
8
7
11
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
5
S
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:35PM3.46m
4:09AM3.45m
4:31PM3.70m
5:04AM3.60m
5:24PM3.91m
5:55AM3.69m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.59m
9:47PM0.39m
10:09AM0.41m
10:43PM0.16m
11:02AM0.25m
11:35PM-0.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:55
9:54
9:53
 mm
11
1
Temp °C
25
23
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
26
23
20
20
18
19
20
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
21
21
22
22
24
23
22
20
21
21
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