Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Sep 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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
ESE
10
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
149
96
81
75
94
78
80
66
91
91
91
92
92
71
71
73
85
89
79
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:06PM1.02m
7:34AM0.96m
7:09PM0.92m
9:58AM0.93m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.61m
00:41AM0.47m
1:18PM0.72m
2:24AM0.55m
4:22PM0.74m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
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