Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.3°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
E
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
83
77
56
56
121
48
40
30
29
28
25
25
29
34
39
29
32
18
51
60
62
54
49
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM1.14m
6:33PM1.08m
8:40AM1.08m
8:09PM1.04m
10:20AM1.10m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.26m
1:07PM0.66m
1:45AM0.34m
2:48PM0.70m
3:24AM0.36m
4:19PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:00
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4:58
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4:58
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5:50
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5:50
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5:51
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 mm
2
1
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1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
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3
4
2
1
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2
2
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
27
27
24
24
Feels °C
28
25
26
27
26
26
26
24
23
24
24
25
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
24
25
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