Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 11). 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 (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
137
112
77
16
97
123
85
123
132
143
20
2
5
4
8
7
7
7
15
14
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.42m
3:27AM1.49m
3:33PM1.38m
4:00AM1.42m
4:00PM1.31m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.14m
9:18PM0.10m
9:40AM0.21m
9:46PM0.12m
10:07AM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
23
27
29
27
25
24
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22
22
26
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25
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22
27
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Feels °C
22
22
23
26
26
24
22
23
22
22
23
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
22
25
26
25
25
25
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