Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 89 | 76 | 71 | 128 | 145 | 131 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.53m | 6:09AM2.14m | 6:22PM2.67m | 6:42AM2.33m | 6:54PM2.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.81m | 12:02PM0.78m | 00:49AM0.65m | 12:39PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 7 | — | — | 32 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 89 | 76 | 71 | 128 | 145 | 131 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 974 | 517 | 384 | 379 | 379 | 437 | 437 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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