
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:33PM9.18m | 8:49AM8.96m | 9:07PM9.24m | 9:22AM8.97m | 9:40PM9.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM1.60m | 2:37AM1.43m | 2:47PM1.51m | 3:09AM1.37m | 3:18PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 8 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
20 | 22 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 440 | 221 | 359 | 384 | 10 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 367 | 187 | 199 | 187 | 187 | 18 | 10 |
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