Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.6° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
ESE
14
1.1
SE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
167
138
138
129
242
403
396
382
429
429
384
338
332
287
282
258
228
202
205
316
456
402
379
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NNW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42PM1.13m
9:05AM1.17m
9:52PM1.10m
10:32AM1.18m
11:03PM1.11m
11:53AM1.24m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.49m
3:41PM0.43m
4:12AM0.45m
5:04PM0.45m
5:27AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
20
23
24
Feels °C
24
24
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
18
19
21
20
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
23
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