Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.6°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
10
9
15
17
26
17
27
32
42
40
38
37
36
36
35
35
35
35
35
34
33
25
23
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:54AM1.42m
4:57PM1.25m
5:44AM1.28m
5:38PM1.13m
6:52AM1.14m
6:35PM1.03m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.34m
11:19PM0.21m
11:56AM0.50m
00:13AM0.31m
1:06PM0.65m
rain showers
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Temp °C
22
22
22
28
32
27
25
25
24
23
23
29
31
27
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
27
30
25
24
25
24
23
23
27
29
26
25
23
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
23
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