
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.26m | 8:59PM2.97m | 9:10AM2.35m | 9:31PM2.97m | 9:46AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.57m | 2:33PM0.41m | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:08PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | ENE 5 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 |
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