Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | E 4 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 104 | 116 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.54m | 10:19PM2.80m | 10:42AM2.49m | 10:53PM2.60m | 11:23AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.37m | 4:05PM0.41m | 4:38AM0.44m | 4:44PM0.58m | 5:12AM0.54m | 5:25PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 3 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 62 | 71 | 104 | 116 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 374 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 379 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 |
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