Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 762 | 639 | 540 | 531 | 432 | 411 | 347 | 284 | 232 | 183 | 173 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:56AM8.25m | 10:10PM7.85m | 10:28AM7.71m | 10:47PM7.29m | 11:15AM7.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM2.46m | 3:53PM2.65m | 4:02AM2.97m | 4:29PM3.21m | 4:39AM3.53m | 5:24PM3.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 917 | 762 | 639 | 540 | 531 | 432 | 411 | 347 | 284 | 232 | 183 | 173 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 398 |
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