Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 69 | 144 | 146 | 141 | 134 | 117 | 97 | 108 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:40PM2.33m | 10:15AM2.71m | 10:12PM2.17m | 10:55AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.56m | 4:36PM0.89m | 4:19AM0.69m | 5:20PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 18 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 144 | 146 | 141 | 134 | 117 | 97 | 108 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 517 | 692 | 437 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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