Copacabana surf break

Copacabana surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 CEST
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Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Copacabana today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
204
146
138
102
86
86
112
119
117
69
67
65
64
43
41
41
41
29
21
20
20
18
25
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:06PM3.12m
3:24AM3.18m
3:47PM3.23m
4:04AM3.22m
4:23PM3.32m
4:42AM3.26m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.73m
9:03PM0.78m
9:24AM0.68m
9:45PM0.68m
10:02AM0.63m
10:25PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:45
9:46
Temp °C
24
28
29
25
22
24
23
23
28
24
20
19
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
22
25
25
24
21
23
22
22
26
22
18
17
12
15
15
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
Energy kJ
207
204
146
138
102
86
86
112
119
117
69
67
65
64
43
41
41
41
29
21
20
12
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
7
7
2
23
23
1
5
2
1
1
6
11
13
20
18
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
12
11
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
6
11
11
7
7
4
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
77
14
53
109
8
138
138
181
277
277
168
27
27
115
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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