Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 72 | 78 | 36 | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 62 | 26 | — | 69 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 86 | 35 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 111 | 117 | 99 | 123 | 121 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 71 | 71 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 78 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 87 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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