Surf Forecasts:
Playa Copey surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NE swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Copey this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Copey over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Copey in the next 16 days are 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Copey over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch from the 20th of August right through to the 4th of September is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We’ve got a 16-day forecast and not a single highlight worth paddling out for at Playa Copey. The whole run is plagued by poor surf conditions, and the wave comment keeps screaming the same thing: poor surf conditions. It’s a blank run, and for this part of the coast, that’s not all that unusual when the winds and swell don’t line up.
Let’s walk through it. Thursday the 20th starts off with tiny 1ft to 3ft swell from the NE and ENE, but the wind is cross-on or cross at 12 to 16 mph, making it choppy and messy. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting at just 21 and 53. That’s not enough to get excited about even if the wind were glassy. Friday the 21st is more of the same: 2ft to 2ft, cross-on breeze, energy in the 40s and 60s – still poor.
Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd keep the trend: tiny 1ft to 3ft, cross or cross-on winds, and energy barely cracking 30. Monday the 24th through Tuesday the 25th sees a slight bump to 3ft but with short periods of 4 to 5 seconds and messy cross-shore winds. The 26th of August shows a bit more life in the numbers – 2ft swell, period up to 8 seconds, and combined energy hitting 119 – that’s moderate energy, but it’s still rated as poor surf. The wind stays cross, so it’s not clean.
From the 27th of August right through to the 4th of September, it’s a flat, choppy blur of 1ft to 2ft swell, cross to cross-on breezes, and energy mostly under 100. A couple of afternoons on the 31st of August and the 3rd of September show clean conditions with light cross-off winds, but the swell is still tiny at 2ft to 2ft. Not worth suiting up for.
Even on the 30th of August when the period stretches to 10 seconds and energy reaches 112, the wind is light and cross, but the 2ft swell from the NE isn’t enough for a proper wave. The water temp at the start is 82°, which is about average for the time of year – nothing special there.
Honestly, if you're set on getting wet, this setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the persistent onshore chop. But for a surfboard? Save your energy. The forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor forever, but right now it's a drought.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 53 | 47 | 23 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 42 | 65 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM0.18m | 8:27PM0.39m | 9:11PM0.39m | 10:00PM0.39m | 3:54PM0.23m | 10:56PM0.40m | 3:59PM0.24m | 11:56PM0.41m | 4:05PM0.25m | 00:56AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.27m | 1:52AM0.43m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.17m | 5:26AM0.09m | 6:13AM0.07m | 6:54AM0.06m | 5:13PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.06m | 6:08PM0.22m | 8:08AM0.07m | 6:56PM0.22m | 8:40AM0.08m | 7:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 47 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | N 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 23 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 53 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 26 | 21 | — | 65 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 1141 | 4 | 226 | 226 | 4 | 108 | 226 | 226 | 108 | 405 | 226 | 271 | 271 | 205 | 316 | 226 | 316 | 226 | 226 | 0 |
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