Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tropical at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.2
SE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
429
429
344
338
332
326
249
249
228
233
177
395
456
500
532
517
465
465
465
458
451
444
437
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52PM1.10m
10:32AM1.18m
11:03PM1.11m
11:53AM1.24m
00:07AM1.15m
1:01PM1.33m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.43m
4:12AM0.45m
5:04PM0.45m
5:27AM0.36m
6:19PM0.43m
6:33AM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
23
23
22
22
20
20
20
22
24
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
18
19
21
20
20
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
24
20
20
20
23
23
22
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