Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)--
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
21
21
20
20
25
24
38
35
43
33
64
57
61
63
65
64
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:55PM1.40m
3:48AM1.46m
4:26PM1.40m
4:21AM1.47m
4:57PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.30m
10:14AM0.05m
10:24PM0.29m
10:47AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
21
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
22
22
20
20
18
20
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
23
22
23
22
21
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