Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
35
51
45
44
59
63
77
80
75
100
96
99
105
102
121
121
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.40m
4:21AM1.47m
4:57PM1.38m
4:55AM1.45m
5:30PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.29m
10:47AM0.08m
10:56PM0.30m
11:21AM0.14m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
21
21
20
20
22
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
20
20
22
23
21
21
20
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