Roches Noires Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.05° S 55.23° E

Roches Noires 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Roches Noires sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.9° 

Roches Noires surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Roches Noires today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Roches Noires at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Roches Noires. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
278
221
214
163
155
152
149
149
149
155
118
118
147
113
111
129
302
136
171
427
603
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
0
E
10
SSE
0
W
5
NW
5
N
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
S
0
SW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM0.46m
3:58AM0.36m
3:52PM0.42m
4:22AM0.31m
4:00PM0.39m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.22m
10:22PM0.22m
9:28AM0.26m
11:13PM0.25m
8:12AM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
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