Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
23
22
21
20
10
10
52
52
41
42
41
43
3
20
31
31
30
29
28
20
114
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM1.48m
3:35AM1.58m
3:52PM1.43m
4:12AM1.52m
4:23PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.02m
9:28PM0.10m
9:54AM0.09m
10:01PM0.10m
10:30AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
22
25
27
25
23
23
22
22
21
24
25
25
23
23
23
22
22
26
27
26
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
26
28
26
25
25
24
24
23
25
24
24
23
23
24
22
22
25
24
22
22
22
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