Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
22.2° C
1.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
26
28
22
25
30
15
23
18
17
15
13
26
76
117
129
145
138
147
154
147
125
119
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM3.25m
9:04PM3.35m
9:31AM3.13m
9:53PM3.17m
10:26AM3.00m
10:57PM2.98m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.46m
2:50PM0.60m
3:19AM0.61m
3:38PM0.76m
4:10AM0.79m
4:38PM0.91m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:34
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
22
21
20
22
22
22
24
23
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
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