Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tropical today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 71 | 95 | 97 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.05m | 7:06AM0.99m | 6:41PM0.96m | 9:01AM0.96m | 8:43PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.43m | 12:52PM0.70m | 1:46AM0.51m | 3:05PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 97 | 88 | 85 | 75 | 72 | 78 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 71 | 95 | 6 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 106 | — | 145 | 155 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 195 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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