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Tropicana surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 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
27.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tropicana today?
The current surf forecast for Tropicana at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tropicana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:06AM0.76m | 2:05PM0.68m | 1:45AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.69m | 2:25AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.29m | 7:45AM0.13m | 7:41PM0.28m | 8:30AM0.04m | 8:24PM0.29m | 9:17AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
 kJ | 82 | 82 | 79 | 120 | 156 | 156 | 151 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 157 | 206 | 212 | 167 | 157 | 149 | 209 | 172 | 169 | 142 | 161 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 298 | 313 | 321 | 363 | 321 | 329 | 329 | 363 | 354 | 355 | 398 | 398 | 396 | 453 | 417 | 427 | 428 | 438 | 501 | 555 | 610 | 625 | 610 | 595 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 767 | 325 | 325 | 10 | 767 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 850 | 788 | 788 | 767 | 467 | 467 | 333 | 767 | 850 | 850 |
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