Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 25 | 105 | 420 | 736 | 816 | 1091 | 1051 | 809 | 732 | 587 | 517 | 504 | 442 | 399 | 295 | 274 | 229 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM9.20m | 6:16AM9.23m | 6:32PM9.53m | 6:55AM9.47m | 7:10PM9.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM1.41m | 12:21PM1.38m | 00:47AM1.19m | 12:57PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | 100 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 17 | 105 | 420 | 736 | 816 | 1091 | 1051 | 809 | 732 | 587 | 517 | 504 | 442 | 399 | 295 | 274 | 229 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 319 | 319 | 441 | 390 | 421 | 644 | 891 | 891 | 842 | 359 | 418 | 411 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 151 | 46 |
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