Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 48 | 102 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 70 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 115 | 118 | 127 | 105 | 87 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 91 | 71 |
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 | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:08PM2.21m | 00:54AM1.94m | 2:21PM2.15m | 2:08AM1.77m | 3:43PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM1.19m | 7:17AM0.90m | 8:35PM1.32m | 8:24AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 48 | 102 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 70 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 15 | 16 | 105 | 87 | 67 | 66 | 27 | — | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 115 | 118 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 64 | 91 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
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