Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.3
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
155
159
131
131
145
142
122
99
101
328
311
118
102
95
105
118
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NW
10
N
15
ENE
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:49AM1.27m
1:28PM1.35m
1:22AM1.39m
1:57PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.44m
7:11AM0.18m
7:28PM0.34m
7:43AM0.09m
7:57PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
17
10
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
22
22
22
23
27
24
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
25
24
25
25
25
28
27
22
20
17
18
18
19
20
21
21
23
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