Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 155 | 120 | 95 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 47 | 60 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.56m | 2:02AM2.50m | 2:31PM2.70m | 3:06AM2.67m | 3:25PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM1.36m | 7:57AM1.37m | 8:42PM1.20m | 8:59AM1.17m | 9:33PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 206 | 155 | 120 | 95 | 77 | 54 | 60 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 60 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 62 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | NNW 6 | W 10 | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 40 | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 79 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 159 | 363 | 181 | 161 | 90 |
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