Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
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)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
29
50
57
54
81
79
73
73
71
70
70
68
65
66
75
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:02PM1.19m
00:00AM1.09m
1:07PM1.31m
00:57AM1.22m
1:56PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.37m
6:23PM0.52m
6:32AM0.23m
7:19PM0.44m
7:28AM0.09m
8:03PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
25
29
27
24
24
23
22
22
26
32
29
25
24
23
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
22
25
28
27
24
24
23
21
21
24
28
25
23
22
22
23
22
25
24
23
22
21
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