Tropicana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for Tropicana.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – if you’re looking to paddle out at Tropicana over the next sixteen days, you’re going to be staring at a whole lotta flatness. The outlook is pretty much blank for the first couple of days, and it barely coughs up a ripple until Thursday, August 20th. From now until then, it’s a dead zone with no rideable surf.

The first real hint of anything comes on Thursday, August 20th. We’re talking tiny little waves, a barely-there 1 ft from the north, with a short period of 8 seconds. Wave energy is way down at (5). It’s technically clean with fresh offshore wind from the ENE, but honestly, it’s poor surf. There’s nothing to get excited about.

That very small swell sticks around through Friday the 21st, with similar 1 ft north swell and a period dropping to 7 seconds and energy at (9). Still poor. By Saturday the 22nd, the swell tries again in the afternoon with a 0.7 ft north swell, but the period stretches out to 10 seconds. Energy is still pathetic at (8). The wind stays offshore and clean, but the size just isn’t there.

There’s a long dry spell again from Sunday the 23rd right through to Monday the 25th, with no surf at all. Then on Tuesday, August 25th, a tiny 0.3 ft pulse from the north shows up in the afternoon with a 12-second period. That period is groundswell, but it’s so small it doesn’t matter. Energy is only (3). The wind is fresh and cross-offshore, but the surf is poor.

We see another little hiccup on Wednesday, August 26th – again 0.3 ft north, 12-second period, energy (3). And then it’s pretty much nothing all the way through to the end of the month. On Monday, August 31st, there’s a whisper of a 0.3 ft north swell with 10-second period, and a light offshore breeze, but energy is just (2). Still poor. Tuesday, September 1st, same story: 0.3 ft north, 9-second period, energy (2).

Look, there is no standout session here. Not one. Tropicana is a fairly consistent reef break that loves north swell, and the wind is often offshore or cross-offshore, which is good for clean faces. But the swell just doesn’t show up. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean takes a nap. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a real bummer. Conditions look more interesting for a kite than a surfboard on these tiny, weak days. Hang in there, forecasts change.

Rusty.

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