Surf Forecasts:
Playa Copey surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, NE swell with 175 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. 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 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Copey over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming up for Playa Copey.
Alright, I'm not gonna lie to you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of poor surf conditions on the cards. There's no standout session in the whole 16-day window that I'd be rushing for. It's a real quiet spell for this point break.
Looking at the details from Tuesday afternoon, August 11th, the surf is tiny at 3 ft from the NE, but the wind is a cross-onshore at 9 mph, making it choppy. The combined swell energy is weak at only 28, and the water temp is 81°, which is about average for this time of year. It's not worth paddling out.
The whole first week into mid-August is just a write-off. The swell never gets above 4 ft, the period is short, mostly 4-8 seconds, and the wind is consistently from the ENE or E, either cross or cross-onshore, at 9-16 mph. There's a moment on the morning of Monday, August 17th with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1 ft with a combined energy of 64. It's just not enough push to get excited about.
As we move into the third week, from around August 21st onward, it's more of the same. Small waves, poor conditions. The wind stays stubbornly from the ENE, and the swell is weak, rarely cracking 2 ft. The combined energy values are all in the low double digits, barely a blip. The biggest energy we see is 184 on the Monday 17th afternoon, but that's still with a 3 ft swell and a messy cross-shore 16 mph wind.
So, honestly, my advice for Playa Copey is to give it a miss. The whole 16-day outlook is a blank run. There's nothing on offer that's worth the drive. With that persistent wind and small, weak swell, you're better off finding something else to do. It's a tough stretch, but sometimes that's just the way it goes here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 |
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 kJ | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 70 | 79 | 136 | 95 | 107 | 100 | 72 | 49 | 127 | 46 | 25 | 151 | 26 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.25m | 2:06AM0.51m | 4:06PM0.29m | 3:07AM0.50m | 4:35PM0.33m | 4:02AM0.47m | 5:06PM0.37m | 4:53AM0.43m | 5:38PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.38m | 6:10PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.32m | 6:42PM0.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.20m | 9:23AM0.03m | 8:06PM0.19m | 9:56AM0.06m | 9:03PM0.18m | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:02PM0.18m | 10:50AM0.13m | 11:05PM0.18m | 11:10AM0.15m | 00:25AM0.17m | 11:25AM0.17m | 2:08AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 | — | 70 | — | — | 95 | 107 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 127 | 46 | 14 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | N 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 14 | — | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 40 | — | 8 | 25 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 35 | — | 79 | 136 | — | — | 100 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 151 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1121 | 316 | 271 | 205 | 316 | 405 | 405 | 316 | 956 | 405 | 226 | 226 | 115 | 87 | 108 | 87 | 0 | 361 | 377 | 4 |
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