Archies Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Archies sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.1° 

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Archies today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
59
46
34
26
31
34
28
15
7
8
9
7
8
8
6
5
2
6
3
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:05AM1.86m
1:29PM2.20m
1:27AM1.70m
2:55PM2.19m
3:19AM1.67m
4:11PM2.27m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.96m
8:01PM1.31m
7:28AM1.09m
9:50PM1.28m
9:00AM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
16
20
20
20
19
18
18
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
13
12
15
15
15
15
15
17
14
15
19
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
18
19
19
19
20
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