Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
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)
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
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
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
84
66
70
67
44
43
37
36
34
31
31
31
30
29
27
27
27
26
74
73
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:42PM1.30m
00:28AM1.31m
1:15PM1.37m
1:08AM1.43m
1:45PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.20m
6:42PM0.43m
6:58AM0.11m
7:17PM0.33m
7:36AM0.06m
7:49PM0.24m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
22
26
27
26
24
23
23
22
23
26
28
26
24
23
23
22
22
25
26
25
23
23
Feels °C
23
26
26
25
24
23
24
22
23
26
26
24
23
22
24
23
24
27
26
24
23
23
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