Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 897 | 882 | 799 | 772 | 639 | 590 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 503 | 503 | 494 | 376 | 326 | 369 | 293 | 263 | 228 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM2.79m | 8:57AM2.85m | 9:30PM2.55m | 9:59AM2.65m | 10:51PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.93m | 2:45AM1.13m | 3:24PM1.18m | 3:40AM1.35m | 4:36PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 897 | 882 | 799 | 772 | 639 | 590 | 368 | 225 | 277 | 277 | 245 | 206 | 233 | 210 | 170 | 165 | 126 | 117 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 183 | — | 511 | 511 | 511 | 503 | 503 | 494 | 376 | 326 | 369 | 293 | 263 | 228 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 109 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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