Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 442 | 349 | 349 | 263 | 250 | 202 | 198 | 230 | 375 | 492 | 614 | 787 | 731 | 630 | 595 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.62m | 2:51PM2.90m | 3:19AM2.87m | 3:30PM3.17m | 3:54AM3.12m | 4:04PM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM1.20m | 9:02PM0.97m | 9:13AM0.94m | 9:40PM0.69m | 9:49AM0.67m | 10:14PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 461 | 442 | 349 | 349 | 263 | 250 | 202 | 198 | 168 | 375 | 492 | 614 | 787 | 731 | 630 | 595 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | 19 | 17 | 18 | 230 | 142 | 140 | 94 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 84 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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