Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.5°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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
105
102
121
117
158
154
113
113
94
93
91
48
128
96
4
4
2
37
37
6
4
8
4
7
7
17
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
SW
5
SE
15
N
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.17m
11:07PM1.19m
12:05PM1.24m
00:01AM1.29m
12:40PM1.30m
00:45AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.32m
5:22PM0.55m
5:44AM0.26m
6:08PM0.44m
6:30AM0.22m
6:47PM0.33m
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Temp °C
24
23
23
27
29
28
25
25
24
24
24
28
29
27
25
25
24
24
24
29
31
31
27
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
25
24
27
29
28
25
26
25
26
26
29
29
26
24
25
24
24
24
28
30
30
29
25
28
27
28
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