Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.4
SE
11
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
183
183
175
175
178
170
120
99
98
65
57
56
55
64
31
60
54
22
38
56
62
80
93
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25PM1.48m
2:26AM1.56m
2:53PM1.49m
3:00AM1.59m
3:22PM1.48m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.02m
8:26PM0.18m
8:47AM-0.00m
8:56PM0.13m
9:20AM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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Temp °C
21
20
20
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
26
28
25
24
23
23
22
22
26
28
26
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
22
24
25
24
24
25
24
23
23
26
27
24
24
23
23
22
22
25
26
25
23
23
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