Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaring Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaring Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roaring Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1667 | 1475 | 1318 | 1068 | 994 | 824 | 390 | 380 | 582 | 395 | 610 | 986 | 1553 | 1338 | 1586 | 1292 | 1132 | 1028 | 760 | 414 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM0.78m | 10:50PM0.80m | 12:00PM0.84m | 00:05AM0.71m | 12:30PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.30m | 5:04PM0.53m | 5:21AM0.38m | 6:25PM0.46m | 5:46AM0.45m | 7:36PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 1667 | 1475 | 1318 | 1068 | 994 | 824 | 387 | 380 | 582 | 395 | 610 | 986 | 1553 | 1338 | 1586 | 1292 | 1132 | 1028 | 760 | 304 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 390 | 313 | 2 | 198 | 158 | 150 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 414 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 58 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 24 | 0 |
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