Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (08 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.9
S
4
1.7
S
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SE
6
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
17
27
228
285
244
222
183
216
277
380
232
418
385
353
270
92
161
192
79
64
89
88
91
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:09PM1.37m
2:36AM1.44m
2:38PM1.36m
3:11AM1.41m
3:07PM1.33m
3:46AM1.36m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.22m
8:26PM0.12m
8:48AM0.26m
8:56PM0.10m
9:18AM0.31m
9:27PM0.11m
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4:56
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4:54
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5:53
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5:54
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 mm
2
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2
5
1
1
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2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
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1
2
6
5
10
1
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Temp °C
24
25
27
23
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
26
27
27
21
19
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
17
18
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
21
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