Surf Forecasts:
Roaches Reef surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 24 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, WSW swell with 4,105 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roaches Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roaches Reef in the next 16 days are 4.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 128 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 59 | 32 | 31 | 342 | 1271 | 599 | 703 | 502 | 512 | 1988 | 1582 | 2562 | 3360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28AM7.71m | 10:47PM7.29m | 11:15AM7.17m | 11:46PM6.77m | 12:40PM6.78m | 1:26AM6.55m | 2:21PM6.88m | 3:00AM6.87m | 3:35PM7.41m | 4:06AM7.50m | 4:30PM8.06m | 4:55AM8.16m | 5:15PM8.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM3.21m | 4:39AM3.53m | 5:24PM3.76m | 5:46AM4.07m | 7:08PM4.04m | 7:54AM4.17m | 8:44PM3.76m | 9:21AM3.69m | 9:51PM3.16m | 10:18AM3.03m | 10:41PM2.51m | 11:03AM2.40m | 11:23PM1.95m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 183 | 128 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 59 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 260 | — | 435 | 413 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 342 | 1271 | 599 | 703 | 502 | 512 | 1988 | 1582 | 2562 | 3360 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 391 | 186 | 17 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 131 | 277 | 275 | 397 | 73 | 66 | 471 | 635 | 275 | 203 | 400 |
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