Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Copacabana at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1129
971
772
678
683
551
478
411
344
293
258
198
220
220
208
196
192
173
191
191
187
187
185
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:52AM3.05m
10:44PM2.78m
11:22AM2.91m
00:25AM2.72m
12:58PM2.99m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.92m
4:16PM0.91m
4:47AM1.14m
5:49PM1.01m
6:22AM1.17m
7:21PM0.89m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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3
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Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
18
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
21
21
19
19
20
19
19
19
22
21
23
22
22
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