Cupe surf break

Cupe surfForecast / Pernambuco / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -03
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Cupe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cupe sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cupe today?

The current surf forecast for Cupe at 3AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131313131312121212121212121212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)824836836724724713713604585576576498490482406400393387380322317368355294
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.77
1:20PM
1.77
1:28AM
1.93
2:04PM
1.91
2:12AM
2.09
2:40PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.69
7:03AM
0.42
7:23PM
0.54
7:52AM
0.29
8:05PM
0.41
8:31AM
0.19
Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise----5:11-------5:11-------5:11---
Sunset-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------1----11111--
Temp. °C252525242425252525252424242526262524242424252625
Feels °C (?)252526262525252526262525252526272625252424252625
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Pernambuco

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Cupe (moderate winds from the SE at Recife/Gilberto Freyre International Airport 47 km from Cupe). 1.4m 13s groundswell from the SSE with a 1.4m 7s swell from the ESE and a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the ENE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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47 km away, 1 h 39 min ago

24 km/h
SE
0.0
26.6
Air / Water (°C)
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