Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 56 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 341 | 763 | 701 | 671 | 341 | 898 | 990 | 920 | 757 | 687 | 637 | 624 | 1155 | 980 | 662 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:31AM9.59m | 8:51PM9.61m | 9:05AM9.41m | 9:27PM9.29m | 9:41AM9.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM1.04m | 2:29PM1.16m | 2:49AM1.21m | 3:02PM1.38m | 3:22AM1.55m | 3:38PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 341 | 763 | 701 | 302 | 341 | 540 | 561 | 920 | 757 | 687 | 637 | 624 | 1155 | 892 | 578 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 284 | 331 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 42 | 37 | — | 671 | 136 | 898 | 990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 980 | 662 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 243 | 277 | 764 | 780 | 320 | 618 | 179 | 123 | 40 | 253 | 255 | 252 | 131 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 73 | 131 | 181 | 66 | 40 |
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