Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
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
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
77
77
62
65
67
51
50
48
47
46
46
35
44
45
7
20
19
17
17
11
21
28
28
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
W
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:45AM1.13m
5:29PM1.12m
6:41AM1.07m
6:25PM1.07m
7:55AM1.03m
7:42PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.57m
00:07AM0.37m
12:32PM0.63m
1:13AM0.43m
1:50PM0.66m
2:33AM0.45m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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4:52
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5:57
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5:58
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 mm
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1
2
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1
2
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1
1
1
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1
4
2
1
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Temp °C
23
25
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
22
23
23
Feels °C
26
28
26
25
26
25
26
24
25
27
28
27
28
26
27
27
27
28
28
29
27
26
25
26
25
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