Tropical Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.49° S 40.36° W

Tropical WaveFinder

Issued: 2 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tropical sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.0° 

Tropical surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Tropical surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, SSE swell with 685 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tropical this week:

The surf forecast for Tropical over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tropical in the next 16 days are 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Tue 7th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 11s
Most Powerful 6PM (Wed 8th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tropical over the next 16 days.


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