Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 79 | 75 | 114 | 140 | 154 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:26PM8.66m | 6:45AM8.62m | 7:02PM9.05m | 7:20AM8.96m | 7:36PM9.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM2.23m | 00:32AM1.92m | 12:49PM1.83m | 1:08AM1.55m | 1:22PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | S 7 | SW 7 | — | W 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 32 | 79 | 75 | 114 | 140 | 154 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 174 | 398 | 132 | 339 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 130 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 150 | 160 | 151 | 221 | 221 | 395 | 144 | 389 | 137 |
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