Roaches Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.06° W

Roaches Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Roaches Reef sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.1
SW
13
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
8
7
3
4
8
8
15
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
4
9
33
73
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
SSW
5
SSW
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
E
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
SE
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22AM7.63m
5:45PM8.16m
6:07AM8.18m
6:26PM8.66m
6:45AM8.62m
7:02PM9.05m
Low Tide
11:31AM2.75m
11:52PM2.38m
12:13PM2.23m
00:32AM1.92m
12:49PM1.83m
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rain showers
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part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:14
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
18
22
25
22
19
18
17
16
17
19
22
22
20
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
19
23
20
19
16
15
14
14
18
22
20
19
16
17
16
17
15
15
16
17
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