Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
116
95
97
34
33
40
62
44
100
100
117
94
82
51
46
45
34
32
25
24
13
26
41
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
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-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
2:46PM1.48m
2:42AM1.58m
3:14PM1.48m
3:16AM1.59m
3:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:37AM-0.05m
8:48PM0.21m
9:10AM-0.04m
9:18PM0.17m
9:42AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
24
27
26
24
23
22
23
23
26
29
28
24
24
23
22
22
27
30
26
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
21
23
23
25
27
26
22
23
23
21
21
25
30
29
26
23
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