Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
69
128
79
107
22
21
25
20
20
4
8
7
7
7
15
14
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.42m
3:27AM1.49m
3:33PM1.38m
4:00AM1.42m
4:00PM1.31m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.14m
9:18PM0.10m
9:40AM0.21m
9:46PM0.12m
10:07AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
27
25
24
23
22
22
25
27
26
25
24
23
22
22
27
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
26
24
23
24
23
22
23
24
25
23
24
24
24
22
21
25
25
23
24
23
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