Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 105 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 97 | 61 | 74 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 56 | 81 | 81 | 97 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.15m | 2:08AM1.77m | 3:43PM2.18m | 3:42AM1.71m | 4:54PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM1.32m | 8:24AM0.99m | 10:25PM1.30m | 9:44AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 15 | 16 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 97 | 25 | — | 8 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 56 | 28 | — | 23 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 94 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 61 | 74 | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | 81 | 81 | 97 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
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