Roaches Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.06° W

Roaches Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Roaches Reef sea temperature is
21.2° C
4.8° 

Roaches Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
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
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clear
clear
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clear
rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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