Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
23
30
19
11
20
92
119
88
9
10
9
14
15
26
17
27
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM1.43m
4:12AM1.52m
4:23PM1.35m
4:54AM1.42m
4:57PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.10m
10:30AM0.20m
10:37PM0.14m
11:09AM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
25
27
26
24
23
22
22
22
27
31
29
26
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
23
22
22
21
22
21
24
29
26
23
24
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