Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.5°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
10
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
94
91
73
73
48
56
5
4
45
37
37
35
4
8
4
7
7
17
5
23
13
32
24
24
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
0
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
10
NNE
20
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:05PM1.24m
00:01AM1.29m
12:40PM1.30m
00:45AM1.37m
1:10PM1.34m
1:24AM1.42m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.26m
6:08PM0.44m
6:30AM0.22m
6:47PM0.33m
7:09AM0.20m
7:22PM0.24m
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Temp °C
24
23
23
26
27
27
24
24
24
24
24
28
31
30
27
25
23
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
27
29
29
30
26
26
26
26
25
28
30
29
27
28
24
26
25
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
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