Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
11
1.2
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
NW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
86
194
565
792
919
1034
1034
860
689
603
461
382
332
319
167
305
133
87
142
183
209
226
227
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
15
SW
0
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:22AM2.87m
00:20AM2.74m
1:02PM2.91m
1:56AM2.85m
2:24PM3.15m
Low Tide
4:54AM1.09m
5:47PM1.05m
6:27AM1.16m
7:24PM0.96m
7:55AM1.01m
8:40PM0.70m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
23
21
25
22
24
23
22
21
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
23
21
27
22
24
23
22
21
19
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
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