Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 4AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 54 | 38 | 88 | 104 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 137 | 176 | 176 | 171 | 182 | 206 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:10AM9.04m | 10:23PM9.02m | 10:41AM8.59m | 10:55PM8.48m | 11:12AM8.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM1.32m | 4:04PM1.48m | 4:25AM1.75m | 4:35PM1.94m | 4:54AM2.27m | 5:08PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | — | — | W 16 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 |
10 | 5 | 20 | 22 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
2 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 54 | 38 | 88 | — | 79 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 137 | 176 | 176 | 171 | 182 | 206 | 326 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 303 | 315 | 315 | 420 | 448 | 477 | 319 | 397 | 229 | 60 | 144 | 410 | 778 | 598 | 222 | 229 | 46 | 151 | 366 | 366 | 437 | 419 | 144 |
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