Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
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
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
14
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
93
93
72
72
72
54
54
54
53
41
40
58
88
86
100
98
94
88
68
55
71
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
5
N
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:06PM1.07m
00:00AM1.04m
1:02PM1.14m
00:52AM1.11m
1:44PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.46m
6:23PM0.59m
6:36AM0.37m
7:14PM0.52m
7:22AM0.28m
7:52PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
21
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
23
23
22
24
23
22
19
21
23
23
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
23
22
22
24
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