Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
34
34
33
33
33
43
80
90
203
213
342
363
410
428
366
277
176
149
159
108
127
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
0
NNE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.14m
6:35PM1.03m
8:45AM1.05m
8:21PM0.96m
10:54AM1.10m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.31m
1:06PM0.65m
1:40AM0.40m
3:13PM0.72m
3:43AM0.41m
5:01PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:22
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5:20
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5:20
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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5:38
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5:39
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 mm
3
1
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—
2
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1
3
4
9
18
23
13
5
4
3
2
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
27
26
26
25
25
26
24
23
23
23
25
23
21
22
24
24
24
25
23
22
23
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