Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
41
41
41
115
108
164
188
108
172
172
163
163
156
132
64
70
103
106
131
112
108
127
131
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM1.36m
3:38PM1.29m
4:22AM1.29m
4:10PM1.24m
5:01AM1.21m
4:46PM1.18m
5:45AM1.13m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.37m
10:00PM0.15m
10:20AM0.43m
10:35PM0.21m
10:55AM0.50m
11:16PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
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4:54
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4:54
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4:52
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5:55
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5:55
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5:57
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5:57
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1
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1
1
6
7
1
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Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
26
28
25
25
25
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
21
22
23
24
23
21
21
22
25
26
25
26
25
24
24
23
27
28
27
27
28
23
23
24
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