
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 8PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.17m | 9:43AM2.36m | 10:11PM3.06m | 10:29AM2.35m | 10:52PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.25m | 3:58AM0.42m | 3:41PM0.32m | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 5:19AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | |
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 |
3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | — | 5 | 31 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 424 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 645 | 645 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 756 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 796 | 984 | 796 | 517 | 379 | 379 | 1032 | 990 |
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