Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
21.9° C
1.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
510
520
475
475
394
386
292
250
213
204
147
166
138
135
112
112
129
73
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM3.17m
4:49AM3.07m
5:03PM3.35m
5:24AM3.21m
5:37PM3.50m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.75m
10:43AM0.74m
11:11PM0.59m
11:20AM0.58m
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>
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:43
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
17
18
23
25
26
27
23
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
16
17
21
23
24
26
23
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
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