Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.0° 

Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Copacabana today (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
175
186
186
163
116
97
94
67
47
32
15
13
6
3
5
51
70
80
142
230
200
210
326
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
10
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:40PM3.03m
6:55AM3.17m
7:20PM2.85m
7:38AM2.99m
8:07PM2.67m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.66m
00:42AM0.84m
1:14PM0.85m
1:23AM1.01m
2:01PM1.04m
2:12AM1.17m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
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8:04
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8:07
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8:07
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8:08
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5:52
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5:52
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5:51
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5:50
 mm
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2
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
17
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
15
13
12
14
13
10
10
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
10
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