Tropicana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.64° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tropicana sea temperature is

29.4°C

Tropicana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (16 Sep)	-	-

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	N 10	N 10	E 8	E 8	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	E 7	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	ESE 7	N 8	N 8	ESE 7	NE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	4	4	4	14	14	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:57AM0.55m				6:21PM0.68m				7:51AM0.48m				6:57PM0.63m					9:19AM0.44m			7:47PM0.59m
Low Tide	00:39AM0.15m				12:08PM0.34m				1:29AM0.19m				12:33PM0.37m					2:33AM0.22m			1:04PM0.41m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	5	2	3	2	3	4	2	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	29	29	28	29	28	29	28	27	27	27	28	27	27	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	ESE 8	NE 6	SE 8	E 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	17	160	210	32	316	266	18	5	5	7	12	20	18	17	17	32	30	27	43	18	111	62	42	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 8	SE 9	N 10	SE 9	ESE 9	NNE 10	N 10	N 14	SE 11	ESE 11	N 13	NNE 13	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	SE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 7	NNE 12	NNE 11
kJ	14	18	19	8	21	31	10	2	4	5	12	14	17	2	2	2	2	29	18	29	28	44	26	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	N 16	N 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 15	N 9	N 14	N 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 9	—	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	N 8	N 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11
kJ	7	35	14	5	8	13	12	4	1	4	14	12	11	2	—	2	2	2	29	1	1	28	26	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	NE 7	ENE 6
kJ	121	—	—	324	—	—	263	305	327	276	276	269	236	235	205	199	167	110	61	110	—	—	47	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Coast Surfside Tobago	North Coast Surfside Tobago	North Coast Surfside Tobago	Damien's Bay Tobago	Las Cuevas Tobago	Duppys Barbados	Marina Grande Caracas	Puerto Arrecife Caracas	Damien's Bay Tobago	Punta Las Marias Puerto Rico	Playa Corrales Caracas	Los Caracas Caracas	Otro Pais Caracas	Otro Pais Caracas	Cherry Hill East Coast	Cherry Hill East Coast	Freights Barbados	Bunkum Bay Caribbean	Damien's Bay Tobago	Ceron Martinique	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	247	247	247	325	333	10	853	896	325	898	767	808	823	823	263	263	23	482	325	247	10	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados						Duppys											Freights				Duppys	Duppys	Duppys	Duppys
Rating (10 max)						1											2				1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados						Duppys Barbados											Freights Barbados				Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados
Rating (10 max)						1											2				1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5	5	6	6	5

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