Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:31PM3.14m | 8:45AM2.50m | 9:09PM3.09m | 9:24AM2.54m | 9:45PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.23m | 2:56AM0.35m | 2:46PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.34m | 3:26PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | ESE 3 | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 89 | 89 | 182 | 182 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 208 |
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