Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.0° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Tropical today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
29
61
108
22
33
32
29
27
26
23
14
14
12
5
4
4
4
4
8
12
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
SW
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.12m
9:02PM1.01m
10:26AM1.11m
10:40PM1.01m
12:02PM1.19m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.55m
3:42AM0.45m
5:00PM0.58m
5:20AM0.37m
6:23PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
27
26
24
22
21
21
21
25
30
27
25
24
23
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
19
22
24
22
22
20
20
20
20
24
27
24
23
23
22
21
23
26
26
23
23
22
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