Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 114 | 126 | 131 | 109 | 135 | 110 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 82 | 123 | 131 | 107 | 113 | 94 | 113 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.74m | 2:00PM2.30m | 2:45AM1.75m | 3:13PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM1.23m | 6:45AM1.14m | 8:54PM1.20m | 8:11AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 55 | 83 | 107 | 113 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 114 | 126 | 131 | 109 | 135 | 110 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 82 | 123 | 131 | — | — | 94 | 113 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 384 | 384 | 437 | 437 | 631 | 517 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 181 | 376 | 371 |
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