Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
63
49
16
9
38
29
39
65
70
14
43
12
12
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:45AM1.36m
3:25PM1.38m
3:17AM1.43m
3:55PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.35m
9:09AM0.08m
9:24PM0.32m
9:42AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
23
28
27
23
23
22
21
21
24
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
19
20
18
19
17
22
26
25
22
22
21
20
21
25
25
24
24
23
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