Surf Forecasts:
Roaches Reef surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, W swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roaches Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Roaches Reef in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next 16 days at Roaches Reef are looking pretty grim. There's no surf worth paddling out for the whole stretch from July 5th through July 20th. Normally this reef is fairly consistent, but right now the swell window is just not delivering.
We start off Sunday July 5th with a tiny 1ft WSW swell, period 9 seconds – weak energy (49) – and a crosswind from the WSW at 12 mph. Water temp is 68°F which is a whopping 9°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that's bizarre. But the surf is poor. Monday and Tuesday are similar: small, choppy, no power. Wednesday morning the 8th goes glassy but still only 1.0ft. That pattern holds through the first week – tiny swell, clean at times but nothing with any push.
The second week isn't any better. July 14th Tuesday afternoon we get a faint glimmer: 1ft WSW swell with 11 second period, cross-off wind from the W at 3 mph, and the wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – that's the best we've got, but it's still a 1 out of 10. Then July 20th Monday afternoon sees the biggest swell of the period at 5ft from W, period only 7 seconds, moderate wave energy (238) but it's cross-shore from the W at 9 mph and marginal. Even that is only a 1. Too small and junky to get excited about.
If you're desperate, maybe try that one, but honestly, leave the board at home. This is one of those stretches where the ocean just says no. Forecasts can change, but right now it's a bust. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM8.55m | 10:56AM8.20m | 11:19PM8.35m | 11:39AM7.99m | 00:06AM8.12m | 12:30PM7.78m | 1:04AM7.90m | 1:35PM7.64m | 2:14AM7.80m | 2:51PM7.69m | 3:31AM7.90m | 4:08PM8.00m | 4:45AM8.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM2.09m | 4:42AM2.03m | 4:52PM2.26m | 5:24AM2.22m | 5:38PM2.47m | 6:13AM2.43m | 6:34PM2.68m | 7:14AM2.62m | 7:46PM2.80m | 8:27AM2.68m | 9:05PM2.71m | 9:43AM2.51m | 10:21PM2.39m | 10:54AM2.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 24 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | NW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 7 | 13 | 19 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 131 | 180 | 180 | 138 | 188 | 188 | 83 | 69 | 186 | 124 | 189 | 188 | 49 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 186 | 142 | 57 | 431 |
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