- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Copacabana today?
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
396 | 593 | 561 | 1537 | 1657 | 1338 | 1099 | 996 | 816 | 668 | 496 | 378 | 325 | 235 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 123 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 95 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:53AM3.51m | 8:13PM3.68m | 8:51AM3.26m | 9:12PM3.49m | 9:54AM3.04m | 10:18PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.10m | 1:51PM0.40m | 2:29AM0.31m | 2:46PM0.62m | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | ENE 4 |
 kJ | 396 | 593 | 561 | 1537 | 1657 | 1338 | 1099 | 996 | 816 | 668 | 496 | 378 | 325 | 235 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 123 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 95 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 75 | 410 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Copacabana surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest