Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 142 | 114 | 119 | 153 | 150 | 167 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.40m | 11:30AM2.57m | 00:31AM2.41m | 12:58PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM1.35m | 5:00AM1.47m | 6:07PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 7 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 110 | 87 | 50 | 34 | 114 | 119 | 153 | 150 | 42 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 263 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 142 | 28 | 11 | 50 | 109 | 167 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | W 14 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 80 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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