Surf Forecasts:
Roads End surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SW swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roads End this week:
The surf forecast for Roads End over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roads End in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roads End over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and let's talk about what's happening at Roads End.
Honestly, the first week is a bit of a dud. From now right through the end of August and into the start of September, it's all small, weak surf with crummy winds. Most days you're looking at waves around 2 to 2 feet with a light cross-onshore breeze that kills the shape. The surf energy is there in the numbers, but the actual rideable waves are tiny. The water is a bone-chilling 51°F, which is nearly 9°F colder than it should be right now – that's seriously cold, so don't even think about a shorty.
The tide turns in the second week. The real standout is Monday the 7th of September. The morning is looking glassy with the wind dropping off and a 4ft swell from the WNW starting to fill in. But the afternoon is where the magic is: still flat calm and glassy, with the swell building to a solid 6ft from the WNW. That's got the energy numbers up there (714), and with a 10-second period, those waves will have some push and shape to them. For a beach and reef set-up, that onshore glass is a dream – it'll be smooth and clean. Just a heads up, 6ft surf is not for the faint of heart or beginners.
There's some bigger stuff earlier in the week – Thursday the 3rd to Saturday the 5th of September sees waves from 5ft to over 7ft. The energy is massive, hitting 1054 on Friday afternoon, but the wind is blowing cross or cross-onshore, so it won't be as clean. The period is shorter too, around 9 seconds, so it's more of a messy wind swell.
Bottom line: a rough start, but we've got a proper session lined up for the afternoon of Monday the 7th of September. That glassy, 6ft WNW swell is the pick of the whole 16-day window. It's a way off, so keep your fingers crossed, but if it holds, that's the one to be in the water for.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 111 | 150 | 154 | 235 | 179 | 132 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 157 | 109 | 120 | 132 | 130 | 149 | 167 | 96 | 75 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.80m | 12:01PM1.47m | 10:38PM1.87m | 12:29PM1.54m | 11:22PM1.92m | 12:55PM1.62m | 00:02AM1.95m | 1:19PM1.70m | 00:42AM1.95m | 1:44PM1.79m | 1:22AM1.92m | 2:10PM1.87m | 2:05AM1.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.86m | 5:35AM0.06m | 5:13PM0.78m | 6:13AM-0.00m | 5:56PM0.69m | 6:46AM-0.05m | 6:36PM0.59m | 7:16AM-0.06m | 7:14PM0.49m | 7:45AM-0.04m | 7:53PM0.39m | 8:13AM0.02m | 8:32PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 111 | 150 | 154 | 52 | 20 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 124 | 47 | 49 | 120 | 95 | 79 | 49 | 58 | 37 | 26 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 235 | 179 | 132 | 127 | 89 | 26 | 157 | 57 | 104 | 132 | 130 | 149 | 167 | 96 | 53 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | W 14 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | W 12 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 83 | 107 | 124 | 55 | 75 | 109 | 63 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 87 | 61 | 75 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 93 | 59 | 84 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 6 | 85 | 358 | 85 | 184 | 360 | 174 | 212 | 174 | 174 | 212 | 212 | 6 | 174 | 909 | 6 | 212 | 212 | 6 |
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