Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaring Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaring Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Roaring Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 395 | 610 | 986 | 1553 | 1338 | 1517 | 1309 | 1147 | 1028 | 760 | 331 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 344 | 266 | 220 | 223 | 242 | 251 | 196 | 152 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:50PM0.80m | 12:00PM0.84m | 00:05AM0.71m | 12:30PM0.91m | 1:27AM0.65m | 1:04PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.38m | 6:25PM0.46m | 5:46AM0.45m | 7:36PM0.39m | 6:11AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 573 | 395 | 610 | 986 | 1553 | 1338 | 1517 | 1309 | 1147 | 1028 | 760 | 331 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 344 | 266 | 220 | 223 | 55 | 47 | 196 | 152 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 9 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 158 | 158 | 150 | 2 | 51 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 329 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 242 | 251 | 8 | 7 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 68 | 69 | 45 | 101 | 39 | 149 | 131 | 47 | 104 | 318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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