Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
25.0°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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
343
230
239
225
164
117
113
58
53
41
84
84
129
124
111
111
111
177
177
153
153
143
143
121
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.33m
3:46AM1.36m
3:38PM1.29m
4:22AM1.29m
4:10PM1.24m
5:01AM1.21m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.31m
9:27PM0.11m
9:48AM0.37m
10:00PM0.15m
10:20AM0.43m
10:35PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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4:54
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5:54
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5:55
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5:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
20
18
19
20
20
19
20
20
22
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
26
24
25
24
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