Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
40
40
39
39
38
38
38
55
50
111
107
103
101
95
94
95
110
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26PM1.14m
12:15PM1.24m
00:10AM1.27m
12:48PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.56m
5:51AM0.32m
6:16PM0.45m
6:31AM0.21m
6:50PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
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