Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.3°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.5
NE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
31
31
146
30
28
27
27
68
70
72
74
58
73
71
54
53
122
120
150
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM1.37m
1:08AM1.43m
1:45PM1.42m
1:45AM1.51m
2:13PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.33m
7:36AM0.06m
7:49PM0.24m
8:11AM0.05m
8:20PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
26
24
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
25
23
22
24
25
23
23
23
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