Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.3° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
2
S
12
2.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
260
255
180
180
140
135
99
97
97
120
166
166
192
139
135
166
190
190
184
165
1103
1294
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
N
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM1.41m
1:51AM1.30m
2:47PM1.46m
2:35AM1.38m
3:32PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.12m
8:12PM0.36m
8:21AM0.01m
8:56PM0.34m
9:09AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
4
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
25
30
32
29
26
22
21
20
21
21
21
18
19
19
18
18
20
21
22
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
19
24
29
32
29
25
20
19
18
18
17
17
15
17
17
15
14
15
15
17
17
18
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