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Tropicana surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 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)How big are the waves at Tropicana today?
The current surf forecast for Tropicana at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tropicana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 44 | 106 | 143 | 176 | 202 | 189 | 173 | 102 | 150 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:00PM 0.69 | 2:40AM 0.56 | 1:36PM 0.71 | 3:17AM 0.57 | 2:12PM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:55AM 0.38 | 8:03PM 0.13 | 7:35AM 0.37 | 8:39PM 0.09 | 8:12AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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