Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.61m | 9:02PM2.96m | 9:20AM2.70m | 9:36PM2.89m | 9:59AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.36m | 2:48PM0.30m | 3:20AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.31m | 3:53AM0.29m | 4:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 12 | — | NE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 381 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 181 |
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