Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 01 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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wed
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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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
32
38
39
44
76
91
110
105
102
102
108
91
91
84
97
86
99
79
110
91
92
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09PM1.04m
10:20AM1.10m
9:53PM1.09m
11:23AM1.17m
11:07PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.70m
3:24AM0.36m
4:19PM0.65m
4:45AM0.32m
5:22PM0.55m
5:44AM0.26m
cloud
light rain
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thunderstorm
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
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25
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26
28
27
25
25
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23
23
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
26
24
26
25
24
24
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