Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.8°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.1
SE
14
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
86
77
73
71
77
83
85
102
116
124
144
149
127
110
121
127
108
186
7
229
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM0.93m
9:40PM0.89m
11:39AM1.02m
11:21PM1.00m
12:24PM1.14m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.74m
4:44AM0.51m
5:49PM0.65m
5:53AM0.41m
6:28PM0.54m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
21
20
19
19
20
24
28
27
24
23
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
19
22
24
24
21
21
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