Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.8°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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
121
117
138
159
120
100
97
76
76
77
64
68
68
51
50
39
60
46
51
45
45
45
45
20
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
10
SSW
5
W
5
SW
0
SW
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01AM1.21m
4:46PM1.18m
5:45AM1.13m
5:29PM1.12m
6:41AM1.07m
6:25PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.50m
11:16PM0.28m
11:36AM0.57m
00:07AM0.37m
12:32PM0.63m
1:13AM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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4:54
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4:52
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4:52
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4:52
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5:57
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5:57
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5:58
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5:59
 mm
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1
1
1
4
2
1
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1
3
2
1
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1
4
2
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3
1
5
Temp °C
22
27
29
26
25
25
22
22
22
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
25
26
25
25
25
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
28
28
27
26
26
24
25
25
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
28
28
29
29
29
27
25
25
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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