Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaring Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaring Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
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 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1147 | 1028 | 863 | 331 | 657 | 565 | 425 | 344 | 262 | 217 | 223 | 245 | 255 | 198 | 152 | 144 | 73 | 106 | 104 | 116 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM0.71m | 12:30PM0.91m | 1:27AM0.65m | 1:04PM0.97m | 2:47AM0.62m | 1:42PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.45m | 7:36PM0.39m | 6:11AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.32m | 6:40AM0.54m | 9:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1147 | 1028 | 863 | 331 | 657 | 565 | 425 | 344 | 262 | 217 | 223 | 47 | 69 | 136 | 152 | 144 | 149 | 139 | 65 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 329 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 245 | 255 | 198 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 72 | 104 | 116 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 106 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 102 | 114 | 83 | 49 | 32 | 120 | 159 | 247 | 478 | 147 | 173 | 456 | 400 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
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