Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 114 | 49 | 120 | 151 | 160 | 104 | 166 | 243 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39PM3.41m | 4:59AM3.29m | 5:11PM3.60m | 5:30AM3.45m | 5:42PM3.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.50m | 10:55AM0.48m | 11:20PM0.31m | 11:27AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 5 | 49 | 120 | 151 | 160 | 104 | 166 | 243 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 71 | 48 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 383 | 364 | 200 | 125 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 69 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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