Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 50 | 66 | 55 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.97m | 10:03AM2.54m | 10:19PM2.80m | 10:42AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.37m | 4:05PM0.41m | 4:38AM0.44m | 4:44PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 3 | — | 3 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 66 | 55 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 384 | 371 | 376 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 379 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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