Roaches Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.06° W

Roaches Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Roaches Reef sea temperature is
19.7°C
3.6° 

Roaches Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
336
262
231
176
117
94
56
75
125
96
68
64
45
57
26
44
48
64
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM7.65m
12:36PM7.40m
1:34AM7.19m
2:22PM7.24m
Low Tide
5:26PM2.76m
6:02AM3.09m
6:51PM3.32m
7:47AM3.49m
8:54PM3.32m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
22
23
20
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
11
13
18
22
19
17
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