Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59PM2.91m | 8:12AM2.48m | 8:30PM2.96m | 8:45AM2.61m | 9:02PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.45m | 2:22AM0.46m | 2:13PM0.35m | 2:50AM0.36m | 2:48PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 13 | NE 8 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | — | 19 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 30 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 35 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 87 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 |
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