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Tropical surfForecast / Espírito Santo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 -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 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 80 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 119 | 166 | 212 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.52m | 3:35AM1.35m | 4:28PM1.45m | 4:16AM1.31m | 5:20PM1.34m | 5:01AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.29m | 10:03AM0.01m | 10:39PM0.39m | 10:52AM0.05m | 11:27PM0.49m | 11:48AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 66 | 212 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 166 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 18 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 119 | 29 | 29 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | 9 | 34 | 80 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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