Surf Forecasts:
Copacabana surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, NW swell with 131 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Copacabana this week:
The surf forecast for Copacabana over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Copacabana in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Copacabana over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burner, but there’s a standout window if you’re patient.
Copacabana has a pretty quiet start with a few tiny, mostly ordinary pulses. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 70°, which is a nice little bonus if you’re getting in.
The first real glimmer comes on Sunday the 12th morning. The swell is only a tiny 2ft from the NW, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm – making it clean as a whistle. It’s surfable but very ordinary, nothing to get excited about. The energy is weak (56).
Then we hit a long, quiet stretch. There’s nothing worth recommending from Monday the 13th right through until Saturday the 19th. That’s a solid week of flat, poor conditions with small, messy windswell and mostly cross or onshore winds.
Finally, we get a proper window. Sunday the 19th morning sees a bump in size to 4ft from the NW. The wind is glassy again, meaning it’ll be clean. The period is a middling 6 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, but the combined energy is moderate (86). The waves are surfable but still very ordinary. This is the first hint of life.
The real standout, however, is Sunday the 26th morning. This is the one to wait for. We’ve got a 5ft NW swell with a proper 10-second period – that’s a groundswell with some real grunt. The combined energy is strong (449). The wind is a clean cross-off from the ENE. This is the best combination of size, direction, and wind in the whole forecast. The water temp will be a factor by then, but the surf will be clean and powerful. That’s your best bet.
Leading up to that, there’s a big pulse on Saturday the 25th with 7ft NW swell, but the wind is a messy cross-on from the W at 15 mph. That’s a choppy, blown-out mess. The energy is huge (1153), but with that wind, it’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle surf one. Stick to the Sunday the 26th morning.
So, to sum it up: a very quiet week, then a small clean window on the 19th, with the real golden ticket being the morning of Sunday the 26th. Be patient, and you’ll get a good one.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | N 5 | NW 7 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 116 | 75 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:32PM3.22m | 3:07AM3.27m | 3:35PM3.46m | 4:09AM3.45m | 4:31PM3.70m | 5:04AM3.60m | 5:24PM3.91m | 5:55AM3.69m | 6:13PM4.04m | 6:42AM3.70m | 7:00PM4.06m | 7:28AM3.64m | 7:45PM3.97m | 8:13AM3.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.63m | 9:12AM0.59m | 9:47PM0.39m | 10:09AM0.41m | 10:43PM0.16m | 11:02AM0.25m | 11:35PM-0.01m | 11:50AM0.13m | 00:24AM-0.09m | 12:37PM0.09m | 1:11AM-0.06m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:57AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 116 | 75 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | N 6 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 7 | N 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | — | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 155 | 159 | 305 | 337 | 303 | 303 | 78 | 424 | 440 | 337 | 433 | 914 | 475 | 446 |
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