Archies Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Archies sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • 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 E swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
91
111
114
115
118
127
107
85
83
78
76
69
67
63
48
42
57
59
81
91
91
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
7:17AM0.90m
8:35PM1.32m
8:24AM0.99m
10:25PM1.30m
9:44AM1.01m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
15
16
17
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
18
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