Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
1.5
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
20
20
82
2
8
7
7
7
15
14
154
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
20
12
10
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
20
NNE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM1.38m
4:00AM1.42m
4:00PM1.31m
4:35AM1.32m
4:28PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.21m
9:46PM0.12m
10:07AM0.31m
10:15PM0.16m
10:35AM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:13
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5:42
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5:43
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2
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Temp °C
22
26
28
26
25
24
23
23
23
28
28
26
24
24
23
22
22
27
28
27
24
23
Feels °C
23
26
27
24
25
24
24
25
24
27
26
24
23
24
23
23
22
26
27
27
25
23
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