Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.71m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:30PM2.83m | 7:41AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.57m | 1:55AM0.57m | 1:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 14 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | N 14 | NE 8 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 141 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 381 | 140 |
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