Tropical surf

Tropical

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Epic · 1.9m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
2.4m
Swell
2.3m
11s · SW
Period
11s
Wind
17 km/h
SSE · gust 40
Onshore
Water
29°C
Air
29°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 9:00 PM 1.6m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 2.5 m
2.4m 11s SW
12 km/h cross
0.3m
9 AM 2.4 m
2.4m 11s SW
11 km/h on
1.2m
12 PM 2.4 m
2.3m 11s SW
18 km/h on
0.4m
3 PM 2.4 m
2.4m 11s SW
17 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 2.4 m
2.3m 11s SW
16 km/h cross
0.6m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 2.3m swell @ 10s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.5 3.0 4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM

Tide

High 9:00 PM · 1.6m Low 4:00 AM · -0.9m High 10:00 AM · 1.3m Low 3:00 PM · -0.5m
H 9 PM L 4 AM H 10 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM L 4 AM H 10 AM 4 PM10 PM4 AM10 AM4 PM10 PM4 AM10 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Sun, Oct 25 Best
2.3–2.5m
Mon, Oct 26
2.1–2.3m
Tue, Oct 27 Best
1.7–2.0m
Wed, Oct 28 Best
1.4–1.7m
Thu, Oct 29
1.2–1.4m
Fri, Oct 30
1.1–1.2m
Sat, Oct 31
1.1–1.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
4 PM 2.4m 2.3m SW 11s 17 SSE on -0.3m
5 PM 2.4m 2.3m SW 11s 16 SSE on 0.1m
6 PM 2.4m 2.3m SW 11s 16 SSE cross 0.6m
7 PM 2.3m 2.3m SW 11s 15 SE cross 1.1m
8 PM 2.3m 2.3m SW 11s 14 SE cross 1.5m
9 PM 2.3m 2.3m SW 11s 14 SE cross 1.6m
10 PM 2.3m 2.3m SW 11s 13 SE cross 1.5m
11 PM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 12 SE cross 1.1m
12 AM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 11 SE cross 0.5m
1 AM 2.3m 2.3m SSW 10s 10 SE cross -0.1m
2 AM 2.3m 2.3m SSW 10s 9 SE cross -0.6m
3 AM 2.3m 2.3m SSW 10s 9 SE cross -0.9m
4 AM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 9 SE cross -0.9m
5 AM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 10 SE cross -0.6m
6 AM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 10 SE cross -0.1m
7 AM 2.3m 2.3m SW 10s 9 SE cross 0.4m
8 AM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 9 SSE cross 0.9m
9 AM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 8 S on 1.2m
10 AM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 10 S on 1.3m
11 AM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 14 S on 1.1m
12 PM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 15 S on 0.7m
1 PM 2.2m 2.2m SW 10s 16 SSE on 0.2m
2 PM 2.1m 2.1m SW 10s 17 SSE on -0.3m
3 PM 2.1m 2.1m SW 10s 16 SSE on -0.5m

About Tropical

Tropical é um mellow reef break que faz jus ao seu nome, oferecendo uma onda relaxante em um deslumbrante cenário de Sumbawa. Surfistas intermediários encontrarão muitas oportunidades para trabalhar em sua técnica em suas paredes acessíveis e seções suaves. A onda não tem a intensidade de alguns dos breaks mais pesados de Sumbawa, tornando-se uma mudança bem-vinda de ritmo em dias de swell maior. É um local cênico que recompensa aqueles dispostos a procurá-lo.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife é raso na maré baixa e está revestido de corais vivos afiados e ouriços-do-mar — é fortemente recomendado o uso de botas para entrada e saída. Uma corrente moderada pode se desenvolver ao longo da borda do recife em swells maiores, então esteja ciente da sua posição na água. O tráfego de barcos de embarcações de pesca e lanchas inter-ilhas é uma preocupação real, então mantenha-se atento ao seu entorno, especialmente nas sessões ao amanhecer.

Getting there

Tropical é melhor acessado por charter de barco a partir de Hu'u ou Maluk, já que o acesso rodoviário a essa faixa da costa de Sumbawa é difícil e pouco confiável — a maioria dos surfistas participa de uma viagem de barco ou aluga um jukung local para o dia. A entrada e saída é sobre o recife, então sincronize sua abordagem com a água branca em uma maré alta para se proteger da prateleira de coral abaixo. Pergunte localmente em Hu'u ou em qualquer surf camp na área pelo melhor ponto de desembarque atual, já que o movimento da areia pode mudar o canal sazonalmente.

Board

Uma prancha curta versátil ou uma funboard de comprimento médio na faixa de 7'0"–7'6" se adapta bem às paredes suaves de Tropical, proporcionando potência suficiente para remar sem sacrificar muita manobrabilidade. Nos raros dias de swell maior, quando a onda ganha um pouco mais de força, uma shortboard de step-up com um pouco mais de volume sob os pés ajudará você a lidar com a velocidade adicional nas seções.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

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Surfing in Sumbawa

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Sumbawa is Indonesia's rugged middle child, sitting east of Lombok and west of Flores, and it remains one of the archipelago's last genuine surf frontiers. Where Bali hums with traffic and beach clubs, Sumbawa offers dry savannah hills, empty white-sand bays, dusty roads and fishing villages where life still moves at its own pace.

✈️Getting there

Most surfers reach Sumbawa overland and by ferry from Bali or Lombok. The classic route is Bali to Lombok, then drive across Lombok to Kayangan and take the public ferry to Poto Tano in West Sumbawa (roughly 1.5–2 hours). From Poto Tano it's a 1–2 hour drive to the Maluk/Sekongkang surf zone.

🛵Getting around

Once on Sumbawa, a scooter is the cheapest and most flexible way to reach nearby breaks, and many surf camps in Maluk and Hu'u rent them with board racks. Roads on the main routes are decent, but expect potholes, livestock, dust in the dry season and stretches of rough or unsealed track to remote bays.

🌤️Climate & season

Sumbawa has a dry, hot tropical climate, drier and more arid than Bali, with two clear seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — this is prime surf time, with cleaner conditions, consistent groundswell and steady offshore-to-cross trade winds in the mornings.