Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 279 | 266 | 273 | 379 | 627 | 653 | 694 | 651 | 592 | 478 | 425 | 388 | 341 | 334 | 293 | 275 | 235 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM3.84m | 7:05AM3.63m | 7:20PM3.76m | 7:39AM3.56m | 7:57PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.10m | 1:07PM0.19m | 1:29AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 249 | 279 | 266 | 273 | 379 | 627 | 653 | 694 | 651 | 592 | 478 | 425 | 388 | 341 | 334 | 293 | 275 | 235 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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