Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 9PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
2.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
13
1.9
NNW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
838
954
1266
865
1736
1443
1251
1006
1086
678
897
882
799
838
1126
528
520
511
511
503
450
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:58PM3.04m
8:12AM3.09m
8:38PM2.79m
8:57AM2.85m
9:30PM2.55m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.67m
2:03AM0.88m
2:32PM0.93m
2:45AM1.13m
3:24PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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8:30
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8:30
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7:32
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7:31
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
21
20
19
17
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
14
11
9
12
12
10
12
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