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The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 5PM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 771 | 597 | 792 | 1626 | 3927 | 3939 | 3668 | 3231 | 2535 | 2033 | 1892 | 1486 | 1449 | 1513 | 1486 | 1500 | 1500 | 1349 | 1116 | 996 | 891 | 891 | 723 | 1606 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | ENE | SE | NNW | NE | WNW | SW | SSW | S | SE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | glass | glass | on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05PM 3.40 | 7:24AM 3.65 | 7:59PM 3.17 | 8:19AM 3.43 | 8:57PM 2.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 0.16 | 12:59AM 0.46 | 1:40PM 0.38 | 1:52AM 0.66 | 2:36PM 0.61 | 2:49AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

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