Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
13
2.3
NW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
563
488
437
344
303
254
160
129
169
114
66
59
109
117
361
416
378
340
267
760
2247
3195
3420
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
25
S
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM3.80m
6:56PM3.81m
7:15AM3.71m
7:38PM3.61m
7:57AM3.53m
8:25PM3.34m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.01m
12:43PM0.06m
1:03AM0.14m
1:23PM0.18m
1:44AM0.36m
2:09PM0.39m
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7:59
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1
2
2
2
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Temp °C
22
21
21
24
29
29
28
29
28
19
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
18
16
18
23
27
24
26
24
16
19
20
19
18
16
14
17
16
17
17
19
16
15
16
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