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Tropical surfForecast / Espírito Santo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tropical surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tropical today?
The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 51 | 68 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 85 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:28AM 1.06 | 9:31PM 1.10 | 10:30AM 1.07 | 10:46PM 1.11 | 11:21AM 1.11 | 11:47PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06AM 0.43 | 3:36PM 0.61 | 4:15AM 0.46 | 4:45PM 0.54 | 5:16AM 0.47 | 5:42PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
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