Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
E
7
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
82
78
46
45
34
32
29
27
24
13
12
36
108
93
97
99
80
82
84
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.48m
3:16AM1.59m
3:42PM1.45m
3:50AM1.55m
4:09PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:10AM-0.04m
9:18PM0.17m
9:42AM0.02m
9:47PM0.16m
10:11AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
24
24
23
22
22
27
31
25
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
28
25
22
23
23
21
22
25
29
27
26
26
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
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