Tropical cyclone-induced rainstorm, gale, and storm surge and their derivative disasters may seriously affect human safety, infrastructure, property, and agricultural production activities. For this reason, it is crucial to make pre-assessment before disaster in order to put forward defense countermeasures, guide corresponding disaster prevention plans, and carry out scientific and reasonable disaster prevention work. Based on the definition of pre-assessment, this paper reviews and summarizes the models related to tropical cyclone disaster pre-assessment and divides them into statistical model, dynamic model, and dynamic-statistical model. Then some typical examples are introduced in detail. Finally, some suggestions and prospects are given according to the current situation and problems of the existing model research and operation. Further understanding the principles of tropical cyclone disaster pre-assessment models can provide reference for gradually improving the techniques of refined, objective, and quantitative risk assessment and prevention and control.