Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 1535 | 4869 | 4829 | 3804 | 3156 | 2307 | 1387 | 566 | 754 | 423 | 906 | 3331 | 6058 | 5603 | 4779 | 4729 | 4447 | 3542 | 2807 | 2060 | 1720 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:55AM8.16m | 5:15PM8.66m | 5:37AM8.73m | 5:55PM9.14m | 6:15AM9.18m | 6:34PM9.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM2.40m | 11:23PM1.95m | 11:42AM1.89m | 00:02AM1.53m | 12:19PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 360 | 1535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 128 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 639 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 3 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 4869 | 4829 | 3804 | 3156 | 2307 | 1387 | 566 | 754 | 423 | 906 | 3331 | 6058 | 5603 | 4779 | 4729 | 4447 | 3542 | 2807 | 2060 | 1720 | 1491 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 291 | 367 | 388 | 781 | 275 | 275 | 435 | 319 | 371 | 890 | 890 | 890 | 893 | 890 | 893 | 893 | 430 | 430 | 359 | 137 | 137 |
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