
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:42AM3.70m | 7:00PM4.06m | 7:28AM3.64m | 7:45PM3.97m | 8:13AM3.51m | 8:30PM3.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.09m | 1:11AM-0.06m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:57AM0.06m | 2:07PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 595 | 424 | 994 | 977 | 716 | 453 | 725 | 697 | 754 | 974 | 1526 | 1523 | 1058 | 1047 | 776 | 780 | 935 | 1077 | 1298 | 947 | 440 | |
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