Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
136
130
240
228
213
233
224
224
424
319
309
228
284
575
643
722
854
933
878
651
493
604
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:13PM3.22m
2:52AM3.12m
3:09PM3.48m
3:40AM3.37m
3:54PM3.69m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.98m
8:29PM0.64m
8:46AM0.72m
9:20PM0.39m
9:34AM0.46m
10:02PM0.20m
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light rain
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light rain
clear
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8:19
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3
2
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1
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1
4
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
19
20
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
20
22
23
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
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