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Tropical surfForecast / Espírito Santo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tropical surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tropical today?
The current surf forecast for Tropical at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 69 | 95 | 109 | 103 | 83 | 81 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:22AM 1.07 | 8:10PM 1.12 | 9:28AM 1.06 | 9:31PM 1.10 | 10:30AM 1.07 | 10:46PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:21PM 0.63 | 3:06AM 0.43 | 3:36PM 0.61 | 4:15AM 0.46 | 4:45PM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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