Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM9.04m | 8:16AM8.84m | 8:33PM9.18m | 8:49AM8.96m | 9:07PM9.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM1.77m | 2:03AM1.57m | 2:15PM1.60m | 2:37AM1.43m | 2:47PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | N 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 902 | 359 | 203 | 188 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 898 | 790 | 398 | 396 | 10 | 189 | 360 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 187 |
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