Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
22.5°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
47
61
63
52
43
32
22
10
18
18
17
10
14
8
7
7
15
22
20
30
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
0
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:31PM2.70m
3:06AM2.67m
3:25PM2.93m
3:51AM2.88m
4:05PM3.17m
Low Tide
8:42PM1.20m
8:59AM1.17m
9:33PM0.97m
9:44AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
23
22
22
20
20
20
24
28
24
23
22
21
21
20
22
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
24
26
25
24
25
22
22
21
25
28
24
24
24
23
22
20
22
23
23
22
22
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