Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
7
8
8
7
22
69
108
104
80
80
67
52
49
98
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41AM1.58m
2:54PM1.44m
3:21AM1.56m
3:27PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.08m
8:59AM0.10m
9:07PM0.04m
9:37AM0.18m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:03
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5:01
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5:47
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 mm
7
1
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6
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
27
28
27
28
26
24
21
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
22
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