Surf Forecasts:
Roaches Reef surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, W swell with 250 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W 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 Sunday (Jun 14) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roaches Reef in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 51 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 117 | 153 | 115 | 173 | 159 | 143 | 116 | 80 | 94 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM9.16m | 6:59AM9.22m | 7:22PM9.43m | 7:53AM9.35m | 8:15PM9.55m | 8:45AM9.35m | 9:05PM9.52m | 9:35AM9.20m | 9:54PM9.35m | 10:24AM8.93m | 10:43PM9.05m | 11:12AM8.57m | 11:32PM8.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM1.46m | 00:37AM1.36m | 1:02PM1.27m | 1:32AM1.18m | 1:55PM1.18m | 2:26AM1.12m | 2:46PM1.22m | 3:19AM1.19m | 3:35PM1.37m | 4:10AM1.38m | 4:24PM1.63m | 4:59AM1.66m | 5:13PM1.95m | ||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SE 3 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 40 | 117 | 153 | 80 | 173 | 159 | 143 | 116 | 80 | 94 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 82 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | — | 13 | 77 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 48 | 155 | 319 | 179 | 120 | 131 | 131 | 73 | 131 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 131 | 18 | 172 | 173 | 188 |
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