Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.2°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 (19 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)--
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
97
135
73
66
56
56
59
39
40
40
39
39
38
38
56
55
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:27PM1.02m
11:36AM1.13m
11:26PM1.14m
12:15PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.66m
5:01AM0.42m
5:38PM0.56m
5:51AM0.32m
6:16PM0.45m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:05
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
20
21
20
20
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
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