Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 503 | 503 | 396 | 376 | 326 | 326 | 293 | 303 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 142 | 114 | 94 | 72 | 117 | 167 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.55m | 9:59AM2.65m | 10:51PM2.40m | 11:30AM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM1.18m | 3:40AM1.35m | 4:36PM1.35m | 5:00AM1.47m | 6:07PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | N 7 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 277 | 277 | 238 | 231 | 206 | 200 | 154 | 149 | 126 | 97 | 71 | 61 | 42 | 30 | 94 | 72 | 117 | 45 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 7 |
| kJ | 511 | 503 | 503 | 396 | 376 | 326 | 326 | 293 | 303 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 142 | 114 | 20 | 23 | 109 | 167 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 50 | 80 | 36 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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