
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.70m | 2:55PM2.19m | 3:19AM1.67m | 4:11PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM1.31m | 7:28AM1.09m | 9:50PM1.28m | 9:00AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 14 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
24 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 438 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 974 | 581 | 89 |
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