Surf Forecasts:
Roker Beach surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNE swell with 166 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roker Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Roker Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roker Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4PM. 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 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roker Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 |
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 kJ | 11 | 13 | 66 | 140 | 130 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 166 | 131 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54AM4.54m | 7:26PM4.10m | 7:31AM4.41m | 8:06PM3.99m | 8:14AM4.22m | 8:52PM3.83m | 9:07AM4.00m | 9:49PM3.66m | 10:14AM3.79m | 11:01PM3.56m | 11:36AM3.70m | 00:20AM3.61m | 1:00PM3.79m | 1:33AM3.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.39m | 1:33AM0.89m | 2:03PM0.55m | 2:13AM1.03m | 2:45PM0.77m | 2:59AM1.19m | 3:37PM1.02m | 3:59AM1.34m | 4:45PM1.24m | 5:19AM1.42m | 6:12PM1.34m | 6:52AM1.28m | 7:37PM1.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 15 | 140 | 130 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 166 | 131 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 66 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 11 | 55 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 309 | 383 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 249 | 800 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 161 | 640 | 669 | 488 | 338 | 380 | 323 |
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