Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.0° 

Tropical surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tropical today (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
NE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
102
19
18
17
17
16
16
31
50
50
37
43
62
61
61
59
49
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
NW
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM1.14m
5:59AM1.09m
5:38PM1.05m
7:06AM0.99m
6:41PM0.96m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.51m
11:25PM0.33m
11:46AM0.61m
00:17AM0.43m
12:52PM0.70m
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thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
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11
8
1
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1
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4
1
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1
6
19
Temp °C
27
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
27
23
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
29
28
26
25
25
25
24
25
29
27
26
25
24
24
25
29
28
26
24
24
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