Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacabana today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 26 | 49 | 120 | 193 | 215 | 173 | 255 | 261 | 741 | 863 | 681 | 481 | 342 | 275 | 227 | 201 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:11PM3.60m | 5:30AM3.45m | 5:42PM3.75m | 6:01AM3.56m | 6:13PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.31m | 11:27AM0.32m | 11:51PM0.17m | 12:00PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 26 | 49 | 120 | 193 | 215 | 173 | 255 | 261 | 741 | 863 | 681 | 481 | 342 | 275 | 227 | 201 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 18 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 93 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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