Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 375 | 492 | 614 | 787 | 731 | 630 | 586 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 309 | 298 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 446 | 1007 | 1240 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.87m | 3:30PM3.17m | 3:54AM3.12m | 4:04PM3.42m | 4:26AM3.36m | 4:37PM3.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.94m | 9:40PM0.69m | 9:49AM0.67m | 10:14PM0.43m | 10:23AM0.43m | 10:46PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 168 | 375 | 492 | 614 | 787 | 731 | 630 | 586 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 309 | 298 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 1007 | 1240 | 1520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 21 | NW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 142 | 140 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 446 | 240 | 226 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 7 | NNE 5 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNE 4 | N 23 | NE 4 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 8 |
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