Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
11
1.3
ENE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
117
89
82
79
79
61
59
43
42
41
29
21
13
13
8
30
114
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
20
S
25
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:25AM1.48m
1:51PM1.45m
2:02AM1.55m
2:22PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.24m
7:45AM0.08m
7:57PM0.15m
8:21AM0.07m
8:31PM0.08m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
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 mm
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2
4
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4
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
26
28
27
26
25
25
24
24
29
33
27
24
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
25
26
29
30
30
27
27
26
24
24
29
35
29
25
26
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