Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
1
ESE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
174
395
456
373
418
472
472
465
465
458
458
382
376
358
314
309
309
260
230
180
144
123
119
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:53AM1.24m
00:07AM1.15m
1:01PM1.33m
1:02AM1.22m
1:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.36m
6:19PM0.43m
6:33AM0.24m
7:20PM0.39m
7:30AM0.12m
8:12PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
25
24
23
22
21
20
20
23
25
25
22
22
22
21
21
25
32
25
22
22
Feels °C
20
19
19
21
24
22
24
22
20
20
20
24
25
26
24
23
21
20
19
24
30
22
23
23
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