Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.02m | 6:59PM2.71m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:30PM2.83m | 7:41AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.85m | 12:29PM0.70m | 1:30AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.57m | 1:55AM0.57m | 1:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
15 | 15 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 13 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 |
17 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 87 | 181 | 221 | 227 | 850 | 201 | 187 | 141 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 182 |
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