Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.4°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.6
S
10
0.7
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
158
132
97
80
74
460
90
236
211
216
184
184
204
170
211
159
115
91
84
84
56
55
54
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:27PM1.39m
4:04AM1.50m
4:03PM1.33m
4:51AM1.39m
4:42PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.18m
9:45PM0.04m
10:18AM0.29m
10:27PM0.08m
11:02AM0.42m
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2
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
17
18
18
20
19
19
20
21
20
21
22
23
21
22
22
21
22
21
24
23
24
24
23
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