Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM3.09m | 9:24AM2.54m | 9:45PM2.97m | 10:03AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.34m | 3:26PM0.28m | 4:05AM0.37m | 4:05PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 3 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | — | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 181 | 181 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 305 | 384 | 212 | 208 | 368 | 369 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 |
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