Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
12
11
8
12
19
7
7
15
22
20
18
31
53
43
29
22
71
20
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
40
WSW
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM2.93m
3:51AM2.88m
4:05PM3.17m
4:26AM3.09m
4:39PM3.41m
Low Tide
8:59AM1.17m
9:33PM0.97m
9:44AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
10:21AM0.69m
10:47PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
23
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
19
19
19
22
28
25
22
22
Feels °C
24
25
26
24
24
20
20
21
23
22
23
22
22
20
20
19
22
27
18
22
22
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