Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 51 | 56 | 88 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.06m | 10:29AM2.35m | 10:52PM2.90m | 11:16AM2.31m | 11:33PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.32m | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:11PM0.60m | 5:59AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 51 | 56 | 88 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ENE 9 | — | E 20 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 379 | 379 | 645 | 815 | 815 | 796 | 384 | 796 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 900 | 961 | 796 | 379 | 379 | 181 | 181 | 984 | 984 | 1103 | 1069 | 984 |
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