Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
442
349
349
263
250
202
198
230
375
492
614
787
731
630
595
503
495
437
430
416
314
309
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
2:36AM2.62m
2:51PM2.90m
3:19AM2.87m
3:30PM3.17m
3:54AM3.12m
4:04PM3.42m
Low Tide
8:28AM1.20m
9:02PM0.97m
9:13AM0.94m
9:40PM0.69m
9:49AM0.67m
10:14PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
21
21
19
19
19
20
24
27
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
18
21
20
21
18
18
18
18
22
25
23
20
19
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