Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 119 | 100 | 65 | 58 | 72 | 83 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 241 | 459 | 485 | 377 | 318 | 273 | 233 | 267 | 326 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20AM8.96m | 7:36PM9.33m | 7:53AM9.20m | 8:09PM9.52m | 8:25AM9.34m | 8:42PM9.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM1.53m | 1:41AM1.29m | 1:53PM1.31m | 2:12AM1.13m | 2:23PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 65 | 443 | 485 | 283 | 318 | 273 | 147 | 227 | 244 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 3 | SE 3 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 119 | 100 | 65 | 58 | 72 | 83 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 459 | 370 | 377 | — | — | 233 | 267 | 326 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 389 | 398 | 384 | 319 | 275 | 218 | 389 | 187 | 69 | 3 | 173 | 47 | 46 | 120 | 66 | 66 | 364 | 364 | 275 | 82 |
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