Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tropical today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tropical at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 207 | 180 | 265 | 273 | 200 | 262 | 168 | 168 | 139 | 139 | 179 | 179 | 134 | 113 | 102 | 120 | 146 | 209 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.30m | 5:30AM1.37m | 5:49PM1.22m | 6:11AM1.23m | 6:22PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.18m | 11:23PM0.30m | 11:51AM0.32m | 11:57PM0.35m | 12:23PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
142 | 154 | 180 | 200 | 206 | 200 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 139 | 139 | 118 | 118 | 134 | 113 | 102 | 120 | 146 | 209 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
127 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | — | — | SE 12 |
71 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
— | 207 | — | 265 | 273 | — | 262 | — | — | — | — | 179 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 315 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 20 | 3 | 87 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
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