Surf Forecasts:
Roches Noires surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 22 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 24 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period, SSW swell with 2,888 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roches Noires this week:
The surf forecast for Roches Noires over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roches Noires in the next 16 days are 2.2m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roches Noires over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 192 | 306 | 380 | 365 | 466 | 440 | 392 | 486 | 573 | 561 | 517 | 376 | 475 | 967 | 1203 | 961 | 1053 | 2888 | 2187 | 1358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54PM0.40m | 3:58AM0.26m | 1:28PM0.37m | 11:59AM0.38m | 10:09PM0.36m | 11:41AM0.41m | 10:34PM0.41m | 11:40AM0.45m | 10:58PM0.46m | 11:49AM0.49m | 11:23PM0.51m | 12:03PM0.54m | 11:51PM0.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.25m | 5:36AM0.26m | 4:17AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.31m | 4:37AM0.17m | 4:56PM0.27m | 4:58AM0.13m | 5:11PM0.23m | 5:20AM0.10m | 5:32PM0.19m | 5:43AM0.07m | 5:56PM0.15m | |||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 257 | 189 | 306 | 380 | 365 | 466 | 440 | 392 | 486 | 341 | 561 | 517 | 376 | 292 | 967 | 1203 | 961 | 632 | 2888 | 2187 | 1358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 192 | 133 | 68 | 60 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 148 | 573 | 317 | 91 | 47 | 475 | 215 | 207 | 596 | 751 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SW 25 | SSW 23 | SSW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 12 | 58 | 41 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | 202 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 170 | 1053 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SE 5 | NE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | 124 | — | 22 | 24 | — | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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