Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1.3
ENE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
137
145
142
140
127
89
82
80
61
109
46
42
42
30
31
21
13
13
12
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
S
25
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM1.41m
1:25AM1.48m
1:51PM1.45m
2:02AM1.55m
2:22PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.13m
7:24PM0.24m
7:45AM0.08m
7:57PM0.15m
8:21AM0.07m
8:31PM0.08m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
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5:05
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5:03
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5:03
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5:45
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5:46
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 mm
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
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1
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1
17
28
Temp °C
22
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
26
28
27
25
25
24
24
24
29
32
27
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
30
25
26
25
27
25
30
33
30
23
26
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