Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 68 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 57 | 103 | 149 | 198 | 211 | 183 | 155 | 120 | 88 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 222 | 194 | 101 | 39 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM3.21m | 6:17AM3.33m | 6:40PM3.03m | 6:55AM3.17m | 7:20PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.49m | 00:04AM0.67m | 12:32PM0.66m | 00:42AM0.84m | 1:14PM0.85m | 1:23AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 71 | 68 | 19 | 51 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 57 | 103 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 183 | 155 | 120 | 88 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 194 | 101 | 39 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | N 14 | W 12 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 45 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 198 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 222 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 53 | 115 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 217 | 60 | 0 |
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