Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 6PM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | E 4 | E 3 | W 21 | E 4 | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 19 | W 15 | E 4 | SW 18 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM8.49m | 5:52AM8.65m | 6:19PM8.99m | 6:52AM9.05m | 7:15PM9.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM2.17m | 11:29PM1.95m | 11:58AM1.75m | 00:32AM1.52m | 12:56PM1.39m | 1:30AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 19 | W 15 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 461 | 132 | 132 | 341 | 456 | 522 | 445 | 372 | 138 | 133 | 132 | 132 | 124 | 132 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 80 | 69 | 132 | 132 | 83 | 69 |
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