Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.8°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.5
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
8
1.5
NE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
56
67
99
140
119
92
36
18
17
17
134
15
23
9
146
3
4
29
3
3
8
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM1.44m
2:19AM1.55m
2:39PM1.45m
2:53AM1.54m
3:06PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.05m
8:20PM0.17m
8:42AM0.08m
8:49PM0.12m
9:11AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
27
27
27
25
24
23
22
22
27
28
26
24
24
22
22
22
26
29
26
25
24
Feels °C
22
25
25
24
23
23
22
21
21
25
25
23
22
23
22
22
21
23
26
23
23
23
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