Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
1.9
NE
6
0.1
S
9
1.9
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
2
0
0
228
0
1
1
1
1
26
195
165
92
128
112
144
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54PM1.36m
5:09AM1.43m
5:27PM1.27m
5:54AM1.31m
6:06PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.22m
11:29AM0.26m
11:38PM0.28m
12:13PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
25
31
29
25
24
23
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
Feels °C
20
23
21
21
21
22
28
26
23
24
22
18
21
22
20
17
18
17
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