
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | E 3 | E 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM9.43m | 9:40PM9.63m | 10:05AM9.21m | 10:22PM9.35m | 10:45AM8.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.94m | 3:24PM1.08m | 3:55AM1.08m | 4:05PM1.29m | 4:34AM1.38m | 4:43PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 5 | — | W 11 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 19 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 19 |
— | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 315 | 315 | 774 | 1699 | 1122 | 418 | 391 | 398 | 398 | 418 | 506 | 423 | 423 | 423 | 398 | 150 | 132 | 367 | 434 | 187 | 423 | 377 |
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