Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:33PM2.48m | 10:12AM3.08m | 10:24PM2.30m | 11:09AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.55m | 3:39AM0.36m | 4:42PM0.67m | 4:28AM0.51m | 5:45PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 30 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 24 | 56 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 89 | 89 | 182 | 91 | 89 | 182 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 374 | 182 | 374 | 374 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 208 | 438 |
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