
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 50 | 59 | 57 | 67 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 51 | 59 | 46 | 81 | 101 | 105 | 93 | 97 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.69m | 6:43AM2.72m | 6:52PM2.74m | 7:19AM2.91m | 7:29PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.73m | 00:33AM0.51m | 12:51PM0.59m | 1:05AM0.38m | 1:32PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
42 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 37 | — | 27 | 46 | 16 | — | — | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 21 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
56 | 50 | 59 | 57 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 69 | 51 | 59 | 46 | 81 | 101 | 105 | 93 | 97 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 631 | 201 | 201 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 208 | 884 | 201 | 187 | 182 | 182 | 201 | 208 | 850 | 187 |
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