Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
13
1.4
ENE
6
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
41
51
77
244
305
323
330
265
195
163
141
130
144
119
111
103
103
101
106
127
82
82
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.05m
8:21PM0.96m
10:54AM1.10m
10:26PM1.03m
12:00PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.40m
3:13PM0.72m
3:43AM0.41m
5:01PM0.66m
5:14AM0.31m
6:00PM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:20
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5:20
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5:18
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5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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 mm
1
2
5
5
4
5
5
6
3
2
1
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Temp °C
22
22
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
26
25
24
23
23
22
23
25
27
26
24
23
Feels °C
25
24
20
22
21
21
21
20
22
24
25
25
25
25
23
23
24
23
24
24
25
23
23
23
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