Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
110
110
127
110
85
88
83
83
74
80
77
73
66
73
88
84
107
131
153
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM0.92m
9:58AM0.93m
9:40PM0.89m
11:39AM1.02m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.72m
2:24AM0.55m
4:22PM0.74m
4:44AM0.51m
5:49PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
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
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
17
19
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