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The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacabana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 318 | 246 | 139 | 299 | 517 | 972 | 1322 | 1655 | 2196 | 4110 | 2146 | 4940 | 5885 | 6764 | 7873 | 7873 | 7239 | 6963 | 6782 | 6604 | 6134 | 5106 | 4193 | 4005 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | SSE | S | W | WNW | S | SSW | SW | WSW | W | SW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WSW | SSE | S | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 3.30 | 1:38AM 3.31 | 1:59PM 3.51 | 2:29AM 3.56 | 2:52PM 3.69 | 3:17AM 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.49 | 7:41AM 0.53 | 8:10PM 0.31 | 8:34AM 0.27 | 8:59PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |

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