Copacabana

Copacabana is an SSE-facing beach break in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It picks up swell from E to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 35% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (160°)

Best swell

ESE to SSW (120°–201°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to WSW (90.5° to 240.5°)

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1