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Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 CET
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Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
13.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Copacabana today?

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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!
!
!
!
3
5
3
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
2.3
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
5.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)18181717161616161615911131319191817171614131613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)617766596886687458915340446735733439261215283603398441193898107591186814693118111104411359748289955093
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
30
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
3.00
1:33PM
3.01
2:04AM
3.23
2:42PM
3.22
3:04AM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.98
7:04AM
0.87
7:36PM
0.86
8:16AM
0.63
8:39PM
0.64
9:15AM
0.36
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------8:34-------8:33-------8:33-
Sunset6:21-------6:22-------6:22-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------2----1---232--
Temp. °C1110888911141413111210811111312117891012
Feels °C (?)7544468101211356468785-4-2-113
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