Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 37 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 92 | 117 | 129 | 112 | 94 | 83 | 95 | 66 | 109 | 89 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.80m | 10:42AM2.49m | 10:53PM2.60m | 11:23AM2.41m | 11:27PM2.38m | 12:10PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.44m | 4:44PM0.58m | 5:12AM0.54m | 5:25PM0.78m | 5:47AM0.65m | 6:11PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 33 | — | 22 | 22 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 39 | 45 | 37 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 92 | 117 | 129 | 112 | 94 | 83 | 95 | 66 | 109 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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