Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roaring Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaring Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Roaring Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 2039 | 1585 | 829 | 552 | 393 | 475 | 416 | 331 | 275 | 198 | 139 | 158 | 168 | 336 | 1087 | 1048 | 904 | 954 | 921 | 2589 | 2911 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29AM0.62m | 6:04PM1.14m | 8:08AM0.64m | 6:50PM1.11m | 8:46AM0.68m | 7:39PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.53m | 1:44AM0.16m | 12:03PM0.52m | 2:22AM0.18m | 1:06PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 11 | 303 | 307 | 335 | 189 | 416 | 331 | 275 | 134 | 190 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 148 | 623 | 794 | 954 | 921 | 77 | 2160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 393 | 475 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 198 | 139 | 133 | 168 | 277 | 549 | 113 | 83 | 63 | 70 | 3 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | E 13 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 86 | 67 | 52 | 33 | 53 | 89 | 158 | 73 | 336 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 102 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 621 | 2039 | 1585 | 829 | 552 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 24 | 1087 | 1048 | 904 | 360 | 353 | 2589 | 2911 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 465 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 91 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 61 | 25 | 15 |
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