Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.3°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
37
36
36
36
35
35
35
34
34
33
33
33
43
68
44
38
39
39
54
55
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
5
NNE
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
W
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:44AM1.28m
5:38PM1.13m
6:52AM1.14m
6:35PM1.03m
8:45AM1.05m
8:21PM0.96m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.50m
00:13AM0.31m
1:06PM0.65m
1:40AM0.40m
3:13PM0.72m
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cloud
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5:20
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5:38
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2
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3
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8
26
14
4
1
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Temp °C
23
28
30
28
25
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
24
23
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
Feels °C
24
28
28
25
28
23
23
24
24
25
27
26
25
26
25
24
24
25
25
24
22
25
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