Copacabana Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.95° W

Copacabana WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Copacabana sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.5° 

Copacabana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Copacabana surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,440 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW 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 (Aug 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Copacabana in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 28th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 10s
Most Powerful11PM (Fri 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Copacabana over the next 16 days.


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