Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tropical today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tropical at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tropical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 154 | 150 | 96 | 110 | 92 | 94 | 102 | 158 | 153 | 135 | 139 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 91 | 181 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.22m | 6:11AM1.23m | 6:22PM1.12m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:03PM1.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.35m | 12:23PM0.45m | 00:37AM0.42m | 1:04PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | E 7 |
| kJ | 139 | 118 | 110 | 96 | 110 | 92 | 94 | 102 | 18 | 153 | 135 | 139 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 91 | 7 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 154 | 150 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 158 | 218 | 225 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 181 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 87 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 87 | 20 | 3 |
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