Tropical Right
Tropicals bay · West Sumbawa, Indonesia · Reef break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:43 · Sunset 18:14
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Tropical Right.
Spot intelligence.
The shorter right sits across the channel from Tropical Left; the two existing markers are not merged. Selected smaller-wave beginner surfing is documented, but Intermediate is a conservative independent-recommendation gate over this reef and unvalidated model band. The deeper channel does not establish safe takeoff depth, a risk-free paddle or permission to enter.
Profile source · Nomad Surfers · operator's Tropical Resort wave descriptionsProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Qualitative swell references are not surveyed takeoff bearings or full acceptance windows; wind-from evidence is independent and unresolved disagreements disable directional wind scoring and its opposite-swell fallback. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model ranking band remains unchanged and unvalidated, not a measured local working range, learner-safe range or wave-face conversion. Original approximate place markers and location sources remain; explicit six-kilometre sea requests do not survey reefs, sandbars, channels, currents, access or provider-snapped cells. The historical property account describes a faster right takeoff that eases into deeper channel water, distinct from the left's longer inside-bowling wall. The separate Indonesian Surf Guide right section independently corroborates its shorter, softer character and shallow-reef cautions. Atlas's combined-bay N/NW wind differs from the right-specific E/NE description; neither is averaged or copied from the other peak into scoring. SW is a qualitative reference common to the guides' broader sectors, not a surveyed optimum or guarantee that both sides work together. Single-guide mid/high-water advice supplies no calibrated normalized range, motion reward or preferred window. No model-height factor, guaranteed learner-safe conditions, current resort booking, transport service or live crowd status is inferred.
- Nomad Surfers · operator's Tropical Resort wave descriptions
Historical property description distinguishes the right's faster takeoff and slower finish into a deeper channel from Tropical Left; a lesson context is not blanket independent learner clearance
- Atlas Surf Guides · original Tropical's guide
Paired coral-reef right/left context, intermediate/advanced guidance and SW within a broader swell list; combined-bay N/NW wind conflicts with the right-specific E/NE guide
- Indonesian Surf Guide · original Tropical Rights description
Independently distinguishes the shorter right across the channel, S/SW swell and shallow reef; reports E/NE wind and mid/high water, not surveyed depth or normalized tide calibration
Source-informed axes
Swell axis SW · 225°
Wind axis pending · Intermediate profile
Wave
Right · faster takeoff easing into the channel
Coral reef · channel-separated peaks
Swell window
SW · qualitative reef-bay reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
Peak-specific axis unresolved · check locally
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Reef-depth dependent · unverified scoring
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Tropical Right is defined by right · faster takeoff easing into the channel over coral reef · channel-separated peaks. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02SW · qualitative reef-bay reference swell, peak-specific axis unresolved · check locally and reef-depth dependent · unverified scoring form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow reef sections, fast initial takeoff, shared channel and neighbouring peak. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Reef break
Intermediate. Works best with SW · qualitative reef-bay reference swell.
Timing
Peak-specific axis unresolved · check locally
Reef-depth dependent · unverified scoring. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.