Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.9°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
167
167
154
154
154
125
125
125
102
120
89
143
142
120
96
76
76
76
78
80
83
81
79
73
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:22AM1.29m
4:10PM1.24m
5:01AM1.21m
4:46PM1.18m
5:45AM1.13m
5:29PM1.12m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.43m
10:35PM0.21m
10:55AM0.50m
11:16PM0.28m
11:36AM0.57m
00:07AM0.37m
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Temp °C
21
23
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
26
29
27
25
25
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
23
25
27
25
26
25
25
24
23
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
26
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