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Tropicana surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 12 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
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tropicana today?
The current surf forecast for Tropicana at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tropicana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 134 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.56 | 11:00AM 0.66 | 12:00AM 0.55 | 11:44AM 0.67 | 1:07AM 0.55 | 12:23PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 0.34 | 4:29AM 0.34 | 5:47PM 0.29 | 5:22AM 0.37 | 6:41PM 0.23 | 6:11AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
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