Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Copacobana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 149 | 141 | 289 | 210 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 101 | 124 | 115 | 86 | 98 | 189 | 178 | 211 | 134 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.34m | 5:48AM0.93m | 5:46PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.00m | 6:27PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
193 | 149 | 80 | 289 | 210 | 161 | 42 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 47 | 58 | 70 | 96 | 111 | 134 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
83 | 138 | 141 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | — | E 13 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 45 | 68 | 52 | 24 | 46 | 101 | 124 | 115 | 86 | 98 | 189 | 178 | 211 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 155 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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