Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.96m | 8:45AM2.61m | 9:02PM2.96m | 9:20AM2.70m | 9:36PM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.36m | 2:48PM0.30m | 3:20AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 4 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 52 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 87 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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