Roaches Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.06° W

Roaches Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Roaches Reef sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
1.1
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
202
197
161
134
109
87
67
49
47
22
20
55
176
400
547
528
424
294
254
218
169
166
131
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:45AM8.68m
6:07PM9.17m
6:36AM9.24m
6:54PM9.63m
7:20AM9.57m
7:36PM9.85m
Low Tide
11:34PM1.96m
11:54AM1.77m
00:27AM1.35m
12:42PM1.26m
1:11AM0.99m
1:23PM0.98m
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cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
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