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Tropicana surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tropicana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tropicana sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tropicana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 0.67 | 1:07AM 0.55 | 12:23PM 0.68 | 1:58AM 0.56 | 1:00PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 0.37 | 6:41PM 0.23 | 6:11AM 0.38 | 7:24PM 0.18 | 6:55AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
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