Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.9
S
4
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
21
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
6
7
27
121
173
130
106
86
69
97
68
102
255
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
N
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
15
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22PM1.46m
2:41AM1.58m
2:54PM1.44m
3:21AM1.56m
3:27PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.07m
8:31PM0.08m
8:59AM0.10m
9:07PM0.04m
9:37AM0.18m
clear
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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5:03
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5:46
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5:47
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3
2
1
1
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2
1
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1
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Temp °C
23
27
27
26
23
23
23
23
23
25
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
29
29
29
23
25
27
25
26
27
22
20
18
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
21
22
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