Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.3° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
93
93
93
93
93
72
72
71
53
70
39
38
64
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM1.02m
10:51PM0.99m
12:06PM1.07m
00:00AM1.04m
1:02PM1.14m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.51m
5:08PM0.63m
5:35AM0.46m
6:23PM0.59m
6:36AM0.37m
7:14PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
24
28
26
23
23
22
21
21
24
26
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
19
24
26
24
22
23
22
22
22
25
26
24
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
22
23
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