Archies Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Archies sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.0° 

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Archies today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
105
139
139
132
134
41
85
83
64
62
64
94
94
81
96
123
105
79
77
81
75
91
21
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM2.15m
1:08PM2.21m
00:54AM1.94m
2:21PM2.15m
2:08AM1.77m
3:43PM2.18m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.78m
7:10PM1.19m
7:17AM0.90m
8:35PM1.32m
8:24AM0.99m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
17
18
16
16
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