Archies Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Archies sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.1° 

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Archies today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
72
78
91
111
117
99
123
121
110
85
83
62
71
71
69
52
51
44
55
66
86
111
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:54AM1.94m
2:21PM2.15m
2:08AM1.77m
3:43PM2.18m
3:42AM1.71m
4:54PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.90m
8:35PM1.32m
8:24AM0.99m
10:25PM1.30m
9:44AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
19
19
17
18
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