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Roaring Beach Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Roaring Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Roaring Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Roaring Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Roaring Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Roaring Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Roaring Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
246 | 240 | 237 | 329 | 385 | 338 | 291 | 362 | 466 | 1487 | 1525 | 1624 | 1442 | 1126 | 857 | 504 | 428 | 479 | 494 | 431 | 458 | 529 | 2432 | 2867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.16m | 11:24PM1.11m | 4:04PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM-0.11m | 7:03AM-0.07m | 7:49AM-0.01m | 6:28PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 175 | 183 | 186 | 270 | 286 | 330 | 319 | 239 | 234 | 543 | 1525 | 1624 | 1442 | 1126 | 857 | 504 | 428 | 479 | 494 | 431 | 458 | 529 | 2432 | 2867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 246 | 240 | 30 | 329 | 385 | 295 | 291 | 362 | 362 | 234 | 217 | 173 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 135 | 164 | 158 | 121 | 118 | 106 | 448 | 78 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | ENE 15 | SW 10 | — | SSW 16 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 37 | 237 | — | — | — | 42 | 110 | — | 353 | — | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 198 | — | 104 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 42 | 1 | 157 | 275 | 338 | 289 | 173 | 466 | 1487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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